''Miletus ancon'' is a

butterfly 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 ...

. It is found in

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

Subspecies

* ''Miletus ancon ancon'' (Burma: Shan States, Karen Hills, Tavoy) * ''Miletus ancon gigas'' (H. H. Druce, 1895) (Borneo)

References

Butterflies described in 1889 Miletus (butterfly) Butterflies of Borneo Butterflies of Asia {{Miletinae-stub