''Chersonesia risa'', the common maplet, is a

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

of the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...

. It is found in

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Subspecies

*''Chersonesia risa risa'' (Assam to Peninsular Malaya) *''Chersonesia risa transies'' (Martin, 1903) (northern Indo-China and possibly China) *''Chersonesia risa cyanee'' (de Nicéville,

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(Borneo)

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Consortium for the Barcode of Life The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of ...

Cyrestinae Butterflies described in 1848 Butterflies of Borneo Taxa named by Edward Doubleday Butterflies of Malaysia Butterflies of Indochina Butterflies of Indonesia {{Nymphalidae-stub