Hestina nama, the Circe, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hestina |
| Species: | H. nama
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| Hestina nama (Westwood, 1850)
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See also
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Wikispecies has information related to Hestina nama.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hestina Westwood, [1850] - Sirens". Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ Varshney, R.; Smetacek, P. ASynoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India (2015 ed.). New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal and Indinov Publishing. p. 214.
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