''Miletus leos'' is a
butterfly
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 ...
. 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 shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...
.
Subspecies
* ''M. l. leos'' (southern Moluccas: Serang, Ambon, Buru)
* ''M. l. aronicus''
(Fruhstorfer, 1914) (Aru, Misool, Waigeu, New Guinea)
* ''M. l. catoleucos''
(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Salayer)
* ''M. l. florensis''
(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Flores, Pura, Adonara, Alor, possibly Sumbawa)
* ''M. l. mangolicus''
(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Sula Islands)
* ''M. l. maximus''
(Holland, 1890) (Celebes, Bouton, Sangir, Talaut, Buton, Muna, Banggai)
* ''M. l. tellus''
(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Wetar, Timor)
* ''M. l. teos''
(Doherty, 1891) (Sumba, possibly Sumbawa)
* ''M. l. virtus''
(Fruhstorfer, 1913) (northern Moluccas: Bachan, Ternate, Halmahera)
References
Butterflies described in 1830
Miletus (butterfly)
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