''Miletus leos'' 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
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.
Subspecies
* ''M. l. leos'' (southern Moluccas: Serang, Ambon, Buru)
* ''M. l. aronicus''
(Fruhstorfer, 1914) (Aru, Misool, Waigeu, New Guinea)
* ''M. l. catoleucos''
(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Salayer)
* ''M. l. florensis''
(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Flores, Pura, Adonara, Alor, possibly Sumbawa)
* ''M. l. mangolicus''
(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Sula Islands)
* ''M. l. maximus''
(Holland, 1890) (Celebes, Bouton, Sangir, Talaut, Buton, Muna, Banggai)
* ''M. l. tellus''
(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Wetar, Timor)
* ''M. l. teos''
(Doherty, 1891) (Sumba, possibly Sumbawa)
* ''M. l. virtus''
(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (northern Moluccas: Bachan, Ternate, Halmahera)
References
Butterflies described in 1830
Miletus (butterfly)
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