Sinthusa makikoae
Appearance
Sinthusa makikoae | |
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Male upperside | |
Male underside | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Sinthusa |
Species: | S. makikoae
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Binomial name | |
Sinthusa makikoae H. Hayashi & Otsuka, 1985[1]
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Sinthusa makikoae is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Its forewing length is 12–13 mm. The species is very rare; it is endemic to Borneo and found only in Sabah.
Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to the daughter of the second author.
References
[edit]- ^ Sinthusa Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Wikispecies has information related to Sinthusa makikoae.
- Hayashi, Hisakazu & Ohtsuka kazuhisa, 1985: Two New Species of Lycaenid Butterflies from North Borneo (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).: IWASE. 3: 3-5, 15.
- Seki, Yasuo, Takanami, Yusuke & Otsuka Kazuhisa, 1991: Butterflies of Borneo, Lycaenidae. 2(1): 1-113. Toboshima Corporation. Tokyo.