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Miletus (butterfly)

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Miletus
Miletus rosei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Miletinae
Tribe: Miletini
Genus: Miletus
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Symetha Horsfield, [1828]
  • Gerydus Boisduval, [1836]
  • Archaeogerydus Fruhstorfer, 1915

Miletus is a genus of butterflies sometimes called brownies.[1] Its species are found in the eastern Palearctic realm and the Indomalayan realm, and some stray east of the Wallace Line. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner around 1819. Miletus is the type genus of the subfamily Miletinae.

Miletus species groups,
sensu Eliot, 1961.
A - Boisduvali Gp. M. biggsii West Malaysia
B - Chinensis Gp. M. chinensis Thailand
C - Symethus Gp. M. symethus Brunei
D - Zinckenii Gp. M. gopara Singapore
All males

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (September 28, 2016). "Miletus Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  • Boisduval, J. B. (1836). In Roret, Suite à Buffon, Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Species général des Lépidoptères 1: xii + 690pp., 24 pls. Paris.
  • Cassidy, A. C. (1995). "On the Miletini (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan . 46: 1–12.
  • Cramer, P. (1775–1780). De Uitlandsche Kapellen ... Asia, Africa en America ... Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, 4 vols.
  • Eliot, J. N. (1961). "An analysis of the genus Miletus Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Bulletin of the Raffles Museum. 26: 154–177, 24 figs.
  • Eliot, J. N. (1986). "A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology). 53 (1): 1–105.
  • Fruhstorfer, H. (1909–1923). In Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. 9. Stuttgart.
  • Hübner, J. (1816–1826). Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. Augsberg.
  • Horsfield, T. (1828–1829). A Descriptive Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Honourable East India Company. 144 pp., 8 pls. London.
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