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Britomartis (butterfly)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Scientific name
  
Britomartis

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Higher classification
  
Iolaini

Britomartis (butterfly)

Similar
  
Charana, Sukidion, Sithon, Mantoides, Artopoetes

Britomartis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

The genus, which was erected by Lionel de Nicéville in 1895 has two members:

  • Britomartis cleoboides (Elwes, [1893]) Sikkim - Burma
  • B. cleoboides viga (Corbet, 1940) Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra
  • B. cleoboides epigenes (Fruhstorfer, 1912) Java, Bali
  • Britomartis igarashii Hayashi, 1976 Borneo, Palawan

    • References

    Britomartis (butterfly) Wikipedia
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