''Horaga selina'', the Selina's onyx, is a species of
lycaenid or hairstreak butterfly found in
Sulawesi, Indonesia.
[Vane-Wright R.I. & de Jong R. 2003. ''The Butterflies of Sulawesi'' p129.]
Range
''H. selina'' is endemic to Sulawesi.
It was first found in the central region and was known until 1985 from only a single
holotype
A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of sever ...
specimen. It has since been found in the southern region
and also in the
Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park
Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park is a 2,871 km2 (1,108 mi2) national park on Minahassa Peninsula on Sulawesi island, Indonesia. Formerly known as Dumoga Bone National Park, it was established in 1991 and was renamed in honour of N ...
, northern Sulawesi, during the
Royal Entomological Society
The Royal Entomological Society is devoted to the study of insects. Its aims are to disseminate information about insects and improving communication between entomologists.
The society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Society of Londo ...
's 1985
Project Wallace expedition.
[Cassidy, Alan, 1985, pers. comm. See picture.]
See also
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List of butterflies of India
The following is a list of the butterflies of India.
India has extremely diverse terrain, climate and vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, i ...
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List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.
This list is based on Evans (1932) and includes 318 species bel ...
Cited references
Horaga
Butterflies described in 1895
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