''Logania'' 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 ...
.
The genus is shared the between the
Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...
and the
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is one of eight biogeographic realms that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua Ne ...
, ranging from
Burma
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...
to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
.
Species
* ''
Logania distanti''
Semper, 1889
* ''
Logania dumoga''
Cassidy, 1995
* ''
Logania hampsoni
''Logania'' is a genus of plants belonging to the family Loganiaceae. Native to Australia and New Zealand, the genus includes at least 24 species including herbs, shrubs, trees and climbers.
Species include:
*''Logania albiflora'' (Andrews) Dr ...
''
Frühstorfer, 1914
* ''
Logania malayica''
Distant, 1884
* ''
Logania marmorata''
Moore, 1884
* ''
Logania nehalemia''
Frühstorfer, 1914
* ''
Logania obscura''
(Röber, 1886)
* ''
Logania paluana''
Eliot, 1986
* ''
Logania regina''
Druce, 1873)
* ''
Logania waltraudae''
Eliot, 1986
* ''
Logania watsoniana''
de Nicéville, 1898
References
''Logania''at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
Miletinae
Lycaenidae genera
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