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Miletus boisduvali

Common brownie
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Miletus
Species:
M. boisduvali
Binomial name
Miletus boisduvali
(Butler, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Gerydus boisduvali Moore, 1857
  • Gerydus vincula H. H. Druce, 1895
  • Gerydus buruensis Holland, 1900
  • Miletus chinensis var. ceramensis Ribbe, 1889
  • Gerydus stygianus Butler, 1884
  • Gerydus boisduvali avitus Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Gerydus boisduvali heraeon Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Gerydus courvoisieri courvoisieri Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Gerydus boisduvali oxylus Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Gerydus boisduvali lombokianus Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Gerydus boisduvali var. acragas Doherty, 1892
  • Gerydus boisduvali dossemus Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Gerydus boisduvali adeua Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Gerydus boisduvali diotrophes Fruhstorfer, 1913

Miletus boisduvali, the common brownie,[1][2] is a small but striking butterfly found in India and Myanmar[3][4] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

  1. ^ Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Miletus (Lycaenidae).
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Miletus boisduvali​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. . Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society., ser no H5.3, pg 211.
  4. ^ Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 253–254. ISBN 978-8170192329.

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