Sinthusa stephaniae
| Sinthusa stephaniae | |
|---|---|
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| male & female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Sinthusa |
| Species: | S. stephaniae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinthusa stephaniae (H. Hayashi, Schrőder & Treadaway, 1978)[1] | |
Sinthusa stephaniae is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Philippines(Mindanao, Leyte, Negros & Samar). Sinthusa mindanensis stephaniae is raised to species status as Sinthusa stephaniae by Treadaway & Schrőder in 2012. The forewing length is 12-15mm. The habitat of ssp.stephaniae and ssp.mindanensis is overlapped on Mindanao and Leyte Islands.
References
- Hayashi, Hisakazu, Schrőder Heinz & Treadaway Colin G., 1978: New species of Rapala and Sinthusa from Mindanao (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).: Tyo-to-Ga. 29(4): 215-219.
- Treadaway, C. G., 1995. Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachr. entomol. Apollo Suppl.14: 7-118.
- Takanami, Y. & Seki, Y., 2001. A synonymic list of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Edn. 12.
- Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder,Heinz,2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands. Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.