Sinthusa
| Sinthusa | |
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| Sinthusa natsumiae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Theclinae |
| Tribe: | Deudorigini |
| Genus: | Sinthusa Moore,1884 |
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Sinthusa is a genus of lycaenid butterflies, the sparks. 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 forewing oily indigoblue changing to shining blue in a side light and hindwing shining violet blue in all lights. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalaya ecozone.
Species
- Sinthusa chandrana Moore
- Sinthusa peregrinus Staudinger
- Sinthusa nasaka Horsfield
- Sinthusa malika Horsfield
- Sinthusa privata Fruhstorfer
- Sinthusa virgo Elwes
- Sinthusa makikoae H. Hayashi & Ohtsuka
- Sinthusa mindanensis H. Hayashi, Schrőder & Treadaway
- Sinthusa natsumiae H. Hayashi
- Sinthusa stephaniae H. Hayashi, Schrőder & Treadaway
References
- Seitz, A., 1924-1927: In Seitz The macrolepidoptera of the world, 9: 903-1026. Stuttgart.
- Eliot J.N., 1992: In Corbet & Pendlebury. The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, 4th edn. x+595pp, 69pls. Kuala Lumpur.
- Treadaway, Colin G., 1995: Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands. Nachr. entomol. Ver. 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. & Schrőder,Heinz,2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands. Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.
External links
- Asahi Correctly determined photos of Sinthusa species from the Philippines
- TOL
Media related to Sinthusa at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sinthusa at Wikispecies
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