''Niphanda'' 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 ...
and only member of the Niphandini
tribe
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. The members (species) of this genus are found in the
Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...
and the
Palearctic realm
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
. The genus was erected by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1875.
Species
*''
Niphanda asialis''
(de Nicéville, 1895) India to Peninsular Malaya, South Yunnan, Sumatra, Java
*''
Niphanda cymbia''
de Nicéville, 884
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Year 884 ( DCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* March 1 – Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, count of Castile, founds and repo ...
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*''Niphanda fusca
''Niphanda fusca'' is a parasitic butterfly primarily found in East Asian countries such as Japan and Korea. It is a "cuckoo-type" parasite of the ant '' Camponotus japonicus''. It utilizes chemical mimicry to trick the host worker ants into ad ...
'' (Bremer & Grey, 1853) Amur, Ussuri, Transbaikalia, NorthEast China, Japan
*'' Niphanda stubbsi'' Howarth, 1956 Peninsular Malaya.
*'' Niphanda tessellata'' Moore, 875
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Year 875 ( DCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* August 12 – Emperor Louis II dies in Brescia, after having named his c ...
/small> Burma, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sundaland, Philippines
*'' Niphanda anthenoides'' Okubo, 2007 Philippines (Mindanao)
References
External links
FunetTaxonomy Distribution Images
Images representing ''Niphanda'' at Bold
Lycaenidae genera
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