Niphanda is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae and only member of the Niphandini tribe. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm and the Palearctic realm. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1875. Species Niphanda asialis (de Nicéville, 1895) India to Peninsular Malaya, South Yunnan, Sumatra, Java Niphanda cymbia de Nicéville, [1884] Niphanda fusca (Bremer & Grey, 1853) Amur, Ussuri, Transbaikalia, NorthEast China, Japan Niphanda stubbsi Howarth, 1956 Peninsular Malaya. Niphanda tessellata Moore, [1875] Burma, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sundaland, Philippines Niphanda anthenoides Okubo, 2007 Philippines (Mindanao) References External links Funet Taxonomy Distribution Images Images representing Niphanda at Bold Lycaenidae genera