''Miletus'' is a

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sometimes called brownies. Its species are found in the eastern

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, and some stray east of the Wallace Line. The genus was erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

around 1819. ''Miletus'' is the type genus of the subfamily Miletinae. MiletusSpeciesGroupsAC1

Species

*''boisduvali'' species group **''

Miletus biggsii ''Miletus biggsii'', the Bigg's brownie,. Retrieved 21 April 2018. is a small butterfly found in India and Myanmar that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Range It is found in Kodagu (Coorg) in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Langkawi, Malay ...

'' (Distant, 1884) **''

Miletus boisduvali ''Miletus boisduvali'', the common brownie,. Retrieved 21 April 2018. is a small but striking butterfly found in India and Myanmar, ser no H5.3, pg 211. that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Range It ranges from Sikkim to Assam in In ...

'' Moore, 1857 **'' Miletus cellarius'' (Fruhstorfer, 1913) **'' Miletus drucei'' (Semper, 1888) *''chinensis'' species group **'' Miletus bannanus'' Huang & Xue, 2004 **''

Miletus chinensis ''Miletus chinensis'', the common brownie, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geograp ...

'' C. Felder, 1862 **''

Miletus croton ''Miletus croton'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, whic ...

'' (Doherty, 1889) **'' Miletus gaesa'' (de Nicéville, 1895) **''

Miletus mallus ''Miletus mallus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, wh ...

'' (Fruhstorfer, 1913) **'' Miletus nymphis'' (Fruhstorfer, 1913) *''melanion'' species group **''

Miletus bazilanus Miletus (; gr, Μῑ́λητος, Mī́lētos; Hittite transcription ''Millawanda'' or ''Milawata'' (exonyms); la, Mīlētus; tr, Milet) was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in a ...

'' (Fruhstorfer, 1913) **''

Miletus melanion ''Miletus melanion'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Philippines. Subspecies * ''Miletus melanion melanion'' (Philippines) * ''Miletus melanion euphranor'' (Fruhstorfer, 1914) (Philippines: Mindoro) References

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'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 *''symethus'' species group **'' Miletus ancon'' Doherty, 1889 **'' Miletus archilocus'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 **'' Miletus atimonicus'' Murayama & Okamura, 1973 **'' Miletus celinus'' Eliot, 1961 **''

Miletus gallus Miletus (; gr, Μῑ́λητος, Mī́lētos; Hittite transcription ''Millawanda'' or ''Milawata'' (exonyms); la, Mīlētus; tr, Milet) was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in a ...

'' (de Nicéville, 1894) **'' Miletus gigantes'' (de Nicéville, 1894) **'' Miletus heracleion'' (Doherty, 1891) **''

Miletus leos ''Miletus leos'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which ...

'' (Guérin-Ménéville, 1830) **''

Miletus rosei ''Miletus rosei'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in northern Sulawesi. References

Butterflies described in 1995 Miletus (butterfly) {{Miletinae-stub ...

'' Cassidy, 1995 **''

Miletus symethus ''Miletus symethus'', the great brownie, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. Range It is found in the Naga Hills in India, Myanmar, Mal ...

'' (Cramer,

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**'' Miletus takanamii'' Eliot, 1986 *''zinckenii'' species group **'' Miletus gaetulus'' (de Nicéville, 1894) **'' Miletus gopara'' (de Nicéville, 1890) **''

Miletus valeus Miletus (; gr, Μῑ́λητος, Mī́lētos; Hittite transcription ''Millawanda'' or ''Milawata'' (exonyms); la, Mīlētus; tr, Milet) was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in a ...

'' (Fruhstorfer, 1913) **'' Miletus zinckenii'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865

References

*Boisduval, J. B. (1836). ''In'' Roret, Suite à Buffon, ''Histoire naturelle des Insectes.'' Species général des Lépidoptères 1: xii + 690pp., 24 pls. Paris. *Cassidy, A. C. (1995)
"On the Miletini (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region"
''Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan ''. 46: 1–12. *Cramer, P. (1775–1780). ''De Uitlandsche Kapellen ... Asia, Africa en America ...'' Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, 4 vols. *Eliot, J. N. (1961)
"An analysis of the genus ''Miletus'' Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)"
''Bulletin of the Raffles Museum''. 26: 154–177, 24 figs. *Eliot, J. N. (1986). "A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". ''Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)''. 53 (1): 1–105. *Fruhstorfer, H. (1909–1923). In Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde''. 9. Stuttgart. *Hübner, J. (1816–1826). '' Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge''. Augsberg. *Horsfield, T. (1828–1829). ''A Descriptive Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Honourable East India Company''. 144 pp., 8 pls. London.

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