Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Miletus biggsii | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Miletus Rank Species | |
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Similar Miletus gopara, Miletus, Miletus symethus, Allotinus unicolor, Logania | ||
Miletus biggsii, the Bigg's brownie, is a small butterfly found in India and Myanmar that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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Range
It is found in Kodagu (Coorg) in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Langkawi, Malaya, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Belitung and Weh.
Status
It is very rare in Kodagu (a single record) and rare in Myanmar as per Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth.
Description
A small butterfly, 32 to 38 mm in wingspan. The upper forewing in both sexes has a broad white discal band which is straight, coalesced and comprises at least one-fourth of the wing.
Taxonomy
The butterfly was earlier known as Gerydus biggsii Distant.
Subspecies
References
Miletus biggsii Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA