Polyura schreiber
| Blue nawab | |
|---|---|
| Polyura schreiber wardii | |
| Larva | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Polyura |
| Species: | P. schreiber |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyura schreiber (Godart, [1824]) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polyura schreiberi (unjustified emendation) | |
Polyura schreiber, the blue nawab, 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 and Assam through Myanmar, Tenasserim, and Southeast Asia to southern China and to Java, Indonesia.