Biology:Britomartis (butterfly)

Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Britomartis
Britomartis igarashii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Britomartis de Nicéville, 1895

Britomartis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

The genus, which was erected by Lionel de Nicéville in 1895 has two members:

• Britomartis cleoboides (Elwes, [1893]) Sikkim - Burma
  • B. cleoboides viga (Corbet, 1940) Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra
  • B. cleoboides epigenes (Fruhstorfer, 1912) Java, Bali
• Britomartis igarashii Hayashi, 1976 Borneo, Palawan

Wikidata ☰ Q743992 entry