Sinthusa kawazoei

Sinthusa kawazoei
	Male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Sinthusa
Species:	S. kawazoei
Binomial name
	Sinthusa kawazoei; H. Hayashi, 1976

Last updated August 11, 2025

Sinthusa kawazoei is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and found only on the island of Palawan. It was first described as a subspecies of Sinthusa privata distributed on Borneo.^[2] Treadaway and Schroeder raised its status to a distinct species in 2012. Forewing length is about 12–13 mm.

The specific name is dedicated to Dr. Akito KAWAZOE, Japanese lepidopterist.

References

↑ "Sinthusa Moore, 1884" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Sinthusa privata kawazoei H.Hayashi, 1976 (in Japanese)

Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1976: New Subspecies of Lycaenidae from Palawan (Lepidoptera). Tyô to Ga. 27(1): 19-24. 19-24
Treadaway, C. G., 1995. Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo Suppl.14: 7-118.
Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.

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[1] "Sinthusa Moore, 1884" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Sinthusa privata kawazoei H.Hayashi, 1976 (in Japanese)

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