Neomyrina

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Neomyrina
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Neomyrina

Distant, 1884
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N. nivea
Binomial name
Neomyrina nivea
(Godman & Salvin, 1878) [1]

Neomyrina is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae described by William Lucas Distant in 1884. It is monotypic, containing only the species Neomyrina nivea. [2] Neomyrina nivea was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1878. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. [3]

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Subspecies

Biology

The larva feeds on Balanocarpus heimii (with ants).

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References

  1. Godman, F. & Salvin, O., 1878. "Catalogue of Lepidoptera collected by Mr. S. N. Walter in the island of Billiton. Rhopalocera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1878(3): 637-641, pl. 40.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Neomyrina Distant, 1884". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  3. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.