Sinthusa natsumiae

Sinthusa natsumiae
Male, upperside & underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Sinthusa
Species: S. natsumiae
Binomial name
Sinthusa natsumiae
H. Hayashi, 1979[1]

Sinthusa natsumiae is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. [2][3] It is endemic to the Philippines and found on many islands. It is very beautiful, especially on the forewing upperside of male it has two different brilliant blue colours. Forewig length is about 12-15mm. It flies fast and sometimes flies downword.

Male, Mt. Mandalagan, Negros Is.
Female, Mt. Canlaon, Negros Is.

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