''Sinthusa'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
lycaenid 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 ...
, the sparks. They are small species with the male genitalia and secondary sexual characters of ''
Virachola'', but less robust and weaker in flight. The males are easily recognized, with the forewings oily indigo blue changing to shining blue in a side light and hindwings shining violet blue in all lights. The species of this genus are found in 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 ...
. The genus was erected by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1884.
Species
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Sinthusa chandrana''
Moore
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Sinthusa peregrinus''
Staudinger
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Sinthusa nasaka''
Horsfield
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Sinthusa malika''
Horsfield
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Sinthusa privata''
Fruhstorfer
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Sinthusa kawazoei''
H. Hayashi, 1976
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Sinthusa virgo''
Elwes
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Sinthusa makikoae''
H. Hayashi & Ohtsuka
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Sinthusa mindanensis''
H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway
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Sinthusa natsumiae
''Sinthusa natsumiae'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae Species description, first described by Hisakazu Hayashi in 1979. ''
H. Hayashi
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Sinthusa stephaniae''
H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway
References
* Seitz, A., 1924-1927: ''The Macrolepidoptera of the World,'' 9: 903–1026. Stuttgart.
* Eliot J.N., 1992: In Corbet & Pendlebury. ''The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula'', 4th ed. x+595pp, 69pls. Kuala Lumpur.
* Treadaway, Colin G., 1995: Checklist of the Butterflies of the Philippine Islands. ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo'', Suppl. 14: 7–118.
* Seki, Y., Takanami, Y. & Otsuka K., 1991: Butterflies of Borneo, Lycaenidae. 2 (1): 1–113. Toboshima Corporation. Tokyo.
* Treadaway, Colin G. & Schröder, Heinz, 2012: Revised Checklist of the Butterflies of the Philippine Islands. ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo'', Suppl. 20: 1-64.
External links
* With images.
"''Sinthusa'' Moore 1884" ''Tree of Life Web Project''. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
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Deudorigini
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
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