Niphanda asialis or White-banded Pierrot is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1895. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
Subspecies Niphanda asialis asialis (Sumatra, possibly Nias) Niphanda asialis cyme Fruhstorfer, 1919 (Java) Niphanda asialis marcia (Fawcett, 1904) (India to Peninsular Malaysia, southern Yunnan) Niphanda asialis onoma Fruhstorfer, 1919 (Sumatra)
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External links
Niphanda at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms