Sinthusa natsumiae
| Sinthusa natsumiae | |
|---|---|
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| Male, upperside & underside | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Sinthusa |
| Species: | S. natsumiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinthusa natsumiae H. Hayashi, 1979[1] | |
Sinthusa natsumiae is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines and found on many islands. It is very beautiful, especially on the forewing upperside of male it has two different brilliant blue colours. Forewig length is about 12-15mm. It flies fast and sometimes flies downword.
Male, Mt. Mandalagan, Negros Is.
Female, Mt. Canlaon, Negros Is.
References
- Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1979: New Lycaenid Butterflies from Mindanao, the Philippines. Tyo-to-Ga. 30(1,2): 83-90.
- 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 G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.
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