''Miletus croton'' 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

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

Subspecies

* ''Miletus croton croton'' (Burma) * ''Miletus croton corus'' Eliot, 1961 (southern Shan States, north-western Thailand) * ''Miletus croton karennia'' Evans, 1932 (Karen Hills)

References

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