Danis (butterfly)

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Danis
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A Danis species from New Guinea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Danis
Fabricius, 1807
Synonyms
  • HadotheraBillberg, 1820
  • DamisBoisduval, 1832
  • IsseliaC. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Perpheres (Polyommatini) Hirowatari, 1992
  • ThysonotusWestwood, 1852

Danis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.

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Species

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References

  1. Ent. Mitt. 15 (5/6): 377
  2. 1916 Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1916 (1) : 76, pl. 3, f. 7 ♂, 8 ♀
  3. Int. ent. Zs. 21 (14): 105
  4. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 17 (97) : 82
  5. Rothschild & Durrant, Lep. B.O.U. Exp. New Guinea : 31
  6. Catalogue of Life
  7. Danis at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera