| Loxura cassiopeia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Loxura |
| Species: | L. cassiopeia |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxura cassiopeia Distant, 1884 | |
Loxura cassiopeia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1884. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Subspecies
- Loxura cassiopeia cassiopeia (Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand)
- Loxura cassiopeia amatica Fruhstorfer, 1912 (northern Borneo, Palawan)
- Loxura cassiopeia numana Fruhstorfer, 1912 (western Sumatra)
- Loxura cassiopeia fuscicaudata Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Nias)
- Loxura cassiopeia batunensis Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Batu)
- Loxura cassiopeia yilma Fruhstorfer, 1926 (Mindanao)
- Loxura cassiopeia ptesia Riley, 1945 (Mentawi)
- Loxura cassiopeia takioi Hayashi, 1976 (Palawan)
- Loxura cassiopeia owadai Hayashi, 1976 (Mindanao)
References
- Distant, W. L., 1884. Contributions to a knowledge of Malayan entomology, Pt. III. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)14:198-202 .
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
External links
- Loxura at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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| Loxura cassiopeia | |