Miletus biggsii
Bigg's Brownie | |
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Museum specimen from Malaya | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Miletus |
Species: | M. biggsii |
Binomial name | |
Miletus biggsii (Distant, 1884) | |
Synonyms | |
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Bigg's Brownie (Miletus biggsii)[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India and Myanmar[3][4] that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
Range
It is found in Kodagu (Coorg) in India, Myanmar,[3][4] Thailand, Langkawi, Malaya, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Belitung and Weh.
Status
Very rare in Kodagu (single record). Rare in Myanmar as per Wynter-Blyth.[3][4]
Description
A small butterfly, 32 to 38 mm in wingspan. The upper forewing in both sexes has a broad white discal band which is straight, coalesced and comprises at least one-fourth of the wing.[4]
Taxonomy
The butterfly was earlier known as Gerydus biggsii Distant.[3]
Subspecies
- Miletus biggsii biggsii (southern Burma, Thailand, Langkawi, Malay Peninsula, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Belitung, Weh)
- Miletus biggsii albotignula (van Eecke, 1914) (Simalur)
- Miletus biggsii natunensis (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Natuna Islands)
- Miletus biggsii niasicus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Nias Island, Batu Island)
See also
Notes
References
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- Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 5 December 2006].
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera .
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. 2nd Ed, (i to x, pp454, 9 figs, Plates I to XXXII), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
Online
- Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. (accessed 26 September 2007).
- Savela, Marrku Website on Lepidoptera (accessed 26 September 2007)
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