Horagini
Appearance
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2017) |
Horagini | |
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Monkey puzzle, Rathinda amor | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Theclinae |
Tribe: | Horagini |
Genera | |
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The Horagini are a small tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Ahmetia (formerly called Cowania),[1] sometimes placed here, rather seems to belong to the Cheritrini however, but these are probably the Horagini's closest living relatives.
Genera
[edit]The tribe contains a mere two genera at present, but as not all Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, following list of genera is preliminary:
References
[edit]- ^ Cowan, C F (1966). "Thrix Doherty, 1891 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae): proposed designation of a type-species under the plenary powers. Z.N.(S.) 1768". The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 23: 253–254. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.9701. ISSN 0007-5167.