Hestina persimilis, the siren, is an East Palearctic species of sirenbutterfly (Apaturinae) found in western China, Simla to Assam, Orissa. The larva feeds on Celtis australis.
Subspecies
H. p. persimilis (Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan)
H. p. zella <small>Butler, 1869</small> (Kashmir)
H. p. chinensis <small>(Leech, 1890)</small> (West China)