''Howarthia'' 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 ...

ranging from China to Laos and Myanmar. It is named after British entomologist

Graham Howarth Thomas Graham Howarth, (15 February 1916 – 8 April 2015) was an English entomologist of the National History Museum and member of the Royal Army Medical Corps who spent three years as a Japanese prisoner during the Second World War, first at Ch ...

Species

*'' Howarthia caelestis'' (Leech, 1890) ) includes ''H. c. elegans'' Sugiyama, 1997 and ''H. c. derani'' Koiwaya, 2000 West China, Myanmar *'' Howarthia cheni'' Chou & Wang, 1997 China, Guangdong, Ruyuan County. *'' Howarthia courvoisieri'' (Oberthür, 1908) West China *'' Howarthia hishikawai'' Koiwaya, 2000 China, Guizhou, Kaili, 1700 m. *'' Howarthia kimurai'' Koiwaya, 2002 China, W Sichuan, Emei-shan *'' Howarthia melli'' (Forster, 1940) China (Kwangtung) *'' Howarthia nigricans'' (Leech, 1893) China, Ta-Chien-Lou. *'' Howarthia sakakibarai'' Koiwaya, 2002 China, W Sichuan, Baoxing, 1500-2000 m. *'' Howarthia sugiyamai'' Koiwaya, 2002= ''Hayashikeia sugiyamai'' China, Hunan, Wuling Shan. *'' Howarthia ueharai'' Koiwaya, 2002 Laos *'' Howarthia wakaharai'' Koiwaya, 2000 China, Sichuan Nanchuan, 2,000m. *'' Howarthia watanabei'' Koiwaya, 1993 Hainan *'' Howarthia yukinobui'' Koiwaya, 2002 Myanmar

References

Theclini Lycaenidae genera {{Theclinae-stub