Species of butterfly
"Common brownie" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see
Miletus chinensis.
Common brownie
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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Class:
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Insecta
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Order:
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Lepidoptera
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Family:
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Lycaenidae
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Genus:
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Miletus
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Species:
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M. boisduvali
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Binomial name
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Miletus boisduvali
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Synonyms
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- 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
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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.
- ^ Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Miletus (Lycaenidae).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society., ser no H5.3, pg 211.
- ^ Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 253–254. ISBN 978-8170192329.