Sinthusa

Sinthusa
Sinthusa natsumiae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Tribe:	Deudorigini
Genus:	Sinthusa Moore, 1884

Sinthusa is a genus of lycaenid butterflies, the sparks. They are small species with the male genitalia and secondary sexual characters of Virachola, but less robust and weaker in flight. The males are easily recognized, with the forewings oily indigo blue changing to shining blue in a side light and hindwings shining violet blue in all lights. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1884.

Species

• Sinthusa chandrana Moore
• Sinthusa peregrinus Staudinger
• Sinthusa nasaka Horsfield
• Sinthusa malika Horsfield
• Sinthusa privata Fruhstorfer
• Sinthusa kawazoei H. Hayashi, 1976
• Sinthusa virgo Elwes
• Sinthusa makikoae H. Hayashi & Ohtsuka
• Sinthusa mindanensis H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway
• Sinthusa natsumiae H. Hayashi
• Sinthusa stephaniae H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway

References

• Seitz, A., 1924-1927: The Macrolepidoptera of the World, 9: 903–1026. Stuttgart.
• Eliot J.N., 1992: In Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, 4th ed. x+595pp, 69pls. Kuala Lumpur.
• Treadaway, Colin G., 1995: Checklist of the Butterflies of the Philippine Islands. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 14: 7–118.
• Seki, Y., Takanami, Y. & Otsuka K., 1991: Butterflies of Borneo, Lycaenidae. 2 (1): 1–113. Toboshima Corporation. Tokyo.
• Treadaway, Colin G. & Schröder, Heinz, 2012: Revised Checklist of the Butterflies of the Philippine Islands. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.

External links

• Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Sinthusa". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 24, 2001 – via Internet Archive. With images.
• "Sinthusa Moore 1884". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
• Media related to Sinthusa at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Sinthusa at Wikispecies