Loxura

Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Loxura
Yamfly (Loxura atymnus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Loxurini
Genus: Loxura
Horsfield, 1829

Loxura is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species in this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm.[1][2]

Species

The genus includes the following species:[2][1]

  • Loxura atymnus (Stoll, [1780]) - yamfly
  • Loxura cassiopeia Distant, 1884

References

  1. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Loxura Horsfield, [1829]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Hoskins, Adrian. "Loxura atymnus". Learn about Butterflies: The complete guide to the world of butterflies and moths. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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Taxon identifiers
Loxura
  • Wikidata: Q1766149
  • Wikispecies: Loxura (Lycaenidae)
  • BioLib: 622286
  • ButMoth: 16528.0
  • CoL: 5H2Q
  • EoL: 33279
  • GBIF: 1922516
  • iNaturalist: 154068
  • LepIndex: 196895
  • NCBI: 544361


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