''Bothrinia'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
. Known from southern China, India (Assam) and northern Thailand.
There are two species.
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Bothrinia chennellii''
(de Nicéville, 1884)
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Bothrinia nebulosa''
(Leech, 1890) China
References
"''Bothrinia'' Chapman, 1909"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and some other life forms''
Polyommatini
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Thomas Algernon Chapman
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