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Sinthusa kawazoei

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Sinthusa kawazoei
Male and female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Sinthusa
Species:
S. kawazoei
Binomial name
Sinthusa kawazoei
H. Hayashi, 1976[1]

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

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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)
  • 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.