Biology:Mota (butterfly)

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Short description: Monotypic butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Mota
MotaMassylaHew1869AC1.jpg
Mota massyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Mota

de Nicéville, 1890[1]

Mota is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus is monotypic containing the single Indomalayan species Mota massyla (Hewitson, 1869)[2] (Sikkim, Bhutan, Manipur, Sylhet, Cherrapunji, Assam, Burma, Thailand, Yunnan).

References

  1. ↑ de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp
  2. ↑ Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.

Wikidata ☰ Q6917094 entry




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