Biology:Howarthia

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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Howarthia
Caelestis inLeech1893.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Theclini
Genus: Howarthia
Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956

Howarthia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae ranging from China to Laos and Myanmar.[1] It is named after British entomologist Graham Howarth.[2]

Species

  • Howarthia caelestis (Leech, 1890) ) includes H. c. elegans Sugiyama, 1997 and H. c. derani Koiwaya, 2000 West China, Myanmar
  • Howarthia cheni Chou & Wang, 1997 China, Guangdong, Ruyuan County.
  • Howarthia courvoisieri (Oberthür, 1908) West China
  • Howarthia hishikawai Koiwaya, 2000 China, Guizhou, Kaili, 1700 m.
  • Howarthia kimurai Koiwaya, 2002 China, W Sichuan, Emei-shan
  • Howarthia melli (Forster, 1940) China (Kwangtung)
  • Howarthia nigricans (Leech, 1893) China, Ta-Chien-Lou.
  • Howarthia sakakibarai Koiwaya, 2002 China, W Sichuan, Baoxing, 1500-2000 m.
  • Howarthia sugiyamai Koiwaya, 2002= Hayashikeia sugiyamai China, Hunan, Wuling Shan.
  • Howarthia ueharai Koiwaya, 2002 Laos
  • Howarthia wakaharai Koiwaya, 2000 China, Sichuan Nanchuan, 2,000m.
  • Howarthia watanabei Koiwaya, 1993 Hainan
  • Howarthia yukinobui Koiwaya, 2002 Myanmar

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1761746 entry