''Howarthia'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

ranging from China to Laos and Myanmar. It is named after British entomologist Graham Howarth.

Species

*'' Howarthia caelestis'' (Leech, 1890) ) includes ''H. c. elegans'' Sugiyama, 1997 and ''H. c. derani'' Koiwaya, 2000 West China, Myanmar *'' Howarthia cheni'' Chou & Wang, 1997 China, Guangdong, Ruyuan County. *'' Howarthia courvoisieri'' (Oberthür, 1908) West China *'' Howarthia hishikawai'' Koiwaya, 2000 China, Guizhou, Kaili, 1700 m. *'' Howarthia kimurai'' Koiwaya, 2002 China, W Sichuan, Emei-shan *'' Howarthia melli'' (Forster, 1940) China (Kwangtung) *'' Howarthia nigricans'' (Leech, 1893) China, Ta-Chien-Lou. *'' Howarthia sakakibarai'' Koiwaya, 2002 China, W Sichuan, Baoxing, 1500-2000 m. *'' Howarthia sugiyamai'' Koiwaya, 2002= ''Hayashikeia sugiyamai'' China, Hunan, Wuling Shan. *'' Howarthia ueharai'' Koiwaya, 2002 Laos *'' Howarthia wakaharai'' Koiwaya, 2000 China, Sichuan Nanchuan, 2,000m. *'' Howarthia watanabei'' Koiwaya, 1993 Hainan *'' Howarthia yukinobui'' Koiwaya, 2002 Myanmar

References

Theclini Lycaenidae genera {{Theclinae-stub