''Neocheritra'' 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 ...
.
Species
* ''
Neocheritra amrita''
(C. & R. Felder, 1860)
* ''
Neocheritra fabronia''
(Hewitson, 1878)
* ''
Neocheritra manata''
(Semper, 1890)
* ''
Neocheritra namoa''
de Nicéville, 1894
References
*, 1882-1886
''Rhopalocera Malayana'' 16 + 481 pp., 41 pls. London.
*, 1860
859
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Year 859 ( DCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* January 15 – Battle of St. Quentin: Frankish forces, led by Humfrid, defeat King Louis the German at Saint ...
Lepidopterologische Fragmenta. Parts 4 and 5. ''Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift''. 4''
225-251 2 pls.
394-402 2 pls.
* , 1981: New Lycaenid Butterflies from the Philippines. ''Tyô to Ga'' 32 (1/2): 63-82. Abstract and full article
* , 1978: Neue Lepidoptera von den Philippinen, 3. ''Entomologische Zeitschrift'' 88 (14): 149-161.
Iolaini
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by William Lucas Distant
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