Sinthusa stephaniae

Sinthusa stephaniae
	Male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Sinthusa
Species:	S. stephaniae
Binomial name
	Sinthusa stephaniae; (H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1978)

Sinthusa stephaniae is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Philippine islands of Mindanao, Leyte, Negros and Samar. Sinthusa mindanensis stephaniae was raised to species status as Sinthusa stephaniae by Colin G. Treadaway and Heinz G. Schröder in 2012. The forewing length is 12–15 mm. The habitat of subspecies S. s. stephaniae and S. s. mindanensis overlaps on the islands of Mindanao and Leyte.

References

^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Sinthusa mindanensis Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^ Savela, Markku (May 4, 2013). "Sinthusa Moore, 1884". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014.
^ Note: Savela, in both the December 18, 2018, version and the archived May 4, 2013, version does not give Sinthusa stephaniae as a species, but gives Sinthusa mindanensis stephaniae as a subspecies.

Hayashi, Hisakazu, Schröder, Heinz & Treadaway, Colin G. (1978). "New species of Rapala and Sinthusa from Mindanao (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Tyô to Ga. 29 (4): 215–219.
Treadaway, C. G. (1995). "Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 14: 7–118.
Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (April 1, 2001). "Edition 12". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 14, 2001 – via Internet Archive.
Treadaway, Colin G. & Schröder, Heinz (2012). "Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 20: 1-64.

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[1] Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Sinthusa mindanensis Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

[2] Savela, Markku (May 4, 2013). "Sinthusa Moore, 1884". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014.

[3] Note: Savela, in both the December 18, 2018, version and the archived May 4, 2013, version does not give Sinthusa stephaniae as a species, but gives Sinthusa mindanensis stephaniae as a subspecies.

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