''Luthrodes'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 ...
erected by
Hamilton Herbert Druce
Hamilton Herbert Charles James Druce (1869 – 21 June 1922) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lycaenidae and to a lesser extent Hesperiidae. He is not to be confused with his father, the English entomologist Herbert Druce (1846– ...
in 1895. Its species are found in Asia and in
Oceania
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.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
* ''
Luthrodes boopis''
(Fruhstorfer, 1897) Indonesia (Misool, Waigeo, Sulawesi, Banggai)
* ''
Luthrodes buruana''
(Holland, 1900) Indonesia (Buru, Serang, Waigeu, Obi Islands)
* ''
Luthrodes cleotas''
(Guérin-Méneville, 831
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Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* Byzantine–Arab War: Emperor Theophilos invades the Abbasid dominion ...
New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Aru, Timor, Wetar
* ''
Luthrodes contracta
''Luthrodes contracta'', the small Cupid, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in southern Turan, southern Ghissar, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and southern, central and north-west India. The ...
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(Butler, 1880) – small Cupid
* ''
Luthrodes ella''
(Butler, 1881) South Central Asia
* ''
Luthrodes galba''
(Lederer, 1855) – Persian grass blue
* ''
Luthrodes mindora''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 865
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Events
By place Europe
* King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. Ca ...
Philippines
* ''
Luthrodes pandava''
(Horsfield, 829
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* October 2 – Emperor Michael II dies after an 8-year reign in C ...
– plains Cupid
* ''
Luthrodes peripatria''
(Hsu, 1980) Taiwan
References
External links
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Polyommatini
Lycaenidae genera
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