Sinthusa makikoae
| Sinthusa makikoae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Sinthusa |
| Species: | S. makikoae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinthusa makikoae H. Hayashi & Otsuka, 1985[1] | |
Sinthusa makikoae is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Its forewing length is 12–13 mm. The species is very rare; it is endemic to Borneo and found only in Sabah.
Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to the daughter of the second author.
References
- ^ Sinthusa Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Wikispecies has information related to Sinthusa makikoae.
- Hayashi, Hisakazu & Ohtsuka kazuhisa, 1985: Two New Species of Lycaenid Butterflies from North Borneo (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).: IWASE. 3: 3-5, 15.
- Seki, Yasuo, Takanami, Yusuke & Otsuka Kazuhisa, 1991: Butterflies of Borneo, Lycaenidae. 2(1): 1-113. Toboshima Corporation. Tokyo.