Sinthusa makikoae
Male upperside
Male underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

References

  1. Sinthusa Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • 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.


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