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''Neurosigma'' is a
monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...
butterfly genus in 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 ...
."''Neurosigma'' Butler, [1869]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Its only species, ''Neurosigma siva'', the panther or leopard, is found in Asia. It is a large, quite unmistakable butterfly, the forewings are rounded triangular. The forewing and the inner part of the hindwing are orange with round, black spots and a black zigzag board in the outer part of the forewing. The outer part of the hindwing is black with two rows of square, whitish-yellow spots. Sometimes the base colour of the wings can be mostly white.


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Limenitidinae Fauna of Pakistan Monotypic butterfly genera Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Limenitidinae-stub