Britomartis igarashii
| Britomartis igarashii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Britomartis |
| Species: | B. igarashii |
| Binomial name | |
| Britomartis igarashii (H. Hayashi, 1976) | |
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Britomartis igarashii is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. Forewing length: 14-15mm. It is endemic to Borneo and is distributed only in mountainous areas (Mt. Kinabalu and Mt. Mulu). It is rare species. Some specimens were taken at night in light-traps.
References
- Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1976: Lycaenid butterflies from Mindanao, Borneo and Sulawesi(Celebes), with the descriptions of new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Tyo-to-Ga. 27(3): 97-99.
- Holloway, J. D., 1984: Notes on the butterflies of the Gunung Mulu National Park. Sarawak Mus. J.. 30: 89-133.
- Seki, Yasuo, Takanami, Yusuke & Otsuka, Kazuhisa, 1991: BUTTERFLIES OF BORNEO, LYCAENIDAE. 2(1): 1-113. TOBOSHIMA CORPORATION, Tokyo.
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