Laxita thuisto

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Laxita thuisto
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Laxita
Species:
L. thuisto
Binomial name
Laxita thuisto
(Hewitson, 1861) [1]
Synonyms
  • Taxila thuistoHewitson, 1861
  • Taxila thuisto eutychesFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Taxila thuisto ephorusFruhstorfer, 1904
  • Taxila thuisto melanoticaRiley, 1945
  • Taxila thuisto theriklesFruhstorfer, 1912

Laxita thuisto is an Indomalayan [2] species in the butterfly family Riodinidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1861.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Hewitson, 1861. Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. Savela, Markku. "Laxita thuisto (Hewitson, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 30, 2017.