Britomartis igarashii

Britomartis igarashii
	Male upperside
	Male underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Britomartis
Species:	B. igarashii
Binomial name
	Britomartis igarashii; (H. Hayashi, 1976)
Synonyms
	Britomartis cleoboides igarashii H. Hayashi, 1976 was changed the status to Britomartis igarashii by Holloway, J.D., 1984.;

Britomartis igarashii is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Forewing length: 14–15 mm. It is endemic to Borneo and is distributed only in mountainous areas (Mount Kinabalu and Mount Mulu). It is a rare species. Some specimens were taken at night in light traps.

References

Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1976: Lycaenid butterflies from Mindanao, Borneo and Sulawesi(Celebes), with the descriptions of new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Tyô to Ga. 27(3): 97-99.
Holloway, J. D., 1984: Notes on the butterflies of the Gunung Mulu National Park. Sarawak Museum Journal. 30: 89-133.
Seki, Yasuo, Takanami, Yusuke & Otsuka, Kazuhisa, 1991: Butterflies of Borneo, Lycaenidae. 2(1): 1-113. Toboshima Corporation, Tokyo.

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