Biology:Matapa celsina

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Matapa celsina
Matapa celsina Felder & Felder (male), Sulawesi (Tombugu, 1885, H. Kühn, R. Oberthür Coll.).png
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Matapa
Species:
M. celsina
Binomial name
Matapa celsina
(C. & R. Felder, [1867])[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia celsina Felder, 1867
  • Hesperia hyrmina Hewitson, 1867
  • Ismene assur Mabille, 1876

Matapa celsina, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Celebes, and the Banggai Islands.

The length of the forewings is 21.1-25 mm for males and 23.2–25.5 mm for females. The upperside is dark brown with greenish sheen. Tip of abdomen is yellow.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Matapa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Jong de, R. 1983: Revision of the Oriental genus Matapa moore (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) with discussion of its phylogeny and geographic History. Zoologische Mededelingen 57 (21): 243-270. Full article: [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q13818992 entry




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