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Polyura schreiber
| Blue nawab | |
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| Polyura schreiber wardii | |
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| Larva | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Polyura |
| Species: | P. schreiber
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyura schreiber (Godart, [1824])
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| Synonyms | |
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Polyura schreiberi (unjustified emendation) | |
Polyura schreiber, the blue nawab,[1][2] is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia. It belongs to the Charaxinae (rajahs and nawabs) in the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae). It occurs from south India[2] and Assam through Myanmar, Tenasserim, and Southeast Asia to southern China and to Java, Indonesia.[1]
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Polyura schreiber (Godart, [1824])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 156. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
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