Biology:Callenya lenya

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Callenya lenya
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Callenya
Species:
C. lenya
Binomial name
Callenya lenya
(Evans, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Lycaenopsis lenya Evans, 1932
  • Celastrina cowani Corbet, 1940

Callenya lenya, the long-winged hedge blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

Distribution

Callenya lenya is found in southern Burma, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo. In Kinabalu Park in Sabah, it is recorded from Kampung Kundasang, the Langganan waterfall, and Kampung Sayap.[1] In Cambodia's Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, it is found above 800 metres on the Khamaoch massif.[2]

Subspecies

  • Callenya lenya lenya (southern Burma, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Borneo)
  • Callenya lenya baluana (Sabah, Borneo)

Bibliography

  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. 
  • Corbet, A.S.,1940: "Observations on Species of Lycaenidae from the Malay Peninsula (Lepid., Rhop.)". Proceedings Royal Entomological Society, London. (B)9(1):1-6, 7 figures.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13458568 entry