Miletus chinensis

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Miletus chinensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Miletus
Species:
M. chinensis
Binomial name
Miletus chinensis
C. Felder, 1862 [1]
Synonyms
  • Gerydus irroratus var. assamensisDoherty, 1891 (wet-season form)
  • Gerydus boisduvali milviusFruhstorfer, 1913
  • Miletus learchusC. & R. Felder, 1865 (wet-season form)
  • Miletus irroratusH. Druce, 1874
  • Miletus archilochus kelantanusCorbet, 1938
  • Gerydus longeanade Nicéville, 1898
  • Miletus chinensis longeanaEliot, 1961

Miletus chinensis, the common brownie, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Asia (Indomalayan realm)

M. c. learchus MiletusChinensisLearchusMFUpUnAC1.jpg
M. c. learchus

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References

  1. Miletus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera