Cheritra orpheus
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| Species: | C. orpheus
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Cheritra orpheus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is found in the Philippines in the Indomalayan realm.[2]
Subspecies
- C. o. orpheus (Philippines: Luzon, Mindoro, Ticao)
- C. o. eurydice Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Palawan)
- C. o. orphnine Cowan, 1967 (Philippines: Mindanao)
References
- ^ C. & R. Felder, 1862 Lepidoptera nova a Dr. Carolo Semper in Insulis Philippinis collecta diagnosibus.(2) Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 282-294
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
External links
- Cheritra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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