Cheritra orpheus

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Cheritra orpheus
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Cheritra orpheus eurydice Courvoisier Collection, Basel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cheritra
Species:
C. orpheus
Binomial name
Cheritra orpheus
(C. & R. Felder, 1862) [1]
Synonyms
  • Myrina orpheusC. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Cheritra massivaHewitson, 1863

Cheritra orpheus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is found in the Philippines in the Indomalayan realm. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ C. & R. Felder, 1862 Lepidoptera nova a Dr. Carolo Semper in Insulis Philippinis collecta diagnosibus.(2) Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 282-294
  2. ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9


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