''Sinthusa'' is a
genus of
lycaenid
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 ...
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 ...
, the sparks. They are small species with the male genitalia and secondary sexual characters of ''
Virachola'', but less robust and weaker in flight. The males are easily recognized, with the forewings oily indigo blue changing to shining blue in a side light and hindwings shining violet blue in all lights. The 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 ...
. 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 1884.
Species
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Sinthusa chandrana
''Sinthusa chandrana'', the broad spark, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.
See also
*List of butterflies of India
*List of butterflies ...
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Moore
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Sinthusa peregrinus
''Sinthusa peregrinus'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines.
References
peregrinus
Peregrine, Latin ''Peregrinus'', is a name originally meaning "one from abroad", that is, a foreigner, trave ...
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Staudinger
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Sinthusa nasaka
''Sinthusa nasaka'', the narrow spark, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Range: India to Taiwan, including Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawesi (Hong Kong, Fujian, Guangxi and Hainan), Sikkim ...
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Horsfield
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Sinthusa malika''
Horsfield
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Sinthusa privata''
Fruhstorfer
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Sinthusa kawazoei
''Sinthusa kawazoei'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and found only on the island of Palawan. It was first described as a subspecies of ''Sinthusa privata
''Sinthusa'' is a genus of lycaenid butterfl ...
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H. Hayashi, 1976
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Sinthusa virgo
''Sinthusa virgo'', the pale spark, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
See also
*List of butterflies of India
*List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
This is a list of the butterflie ...
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Elwes
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Sinthusa makikoae
''Sinthusa makikoae'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Its forewing length is 12–13 mm. The species is very rare; it is endemic to Borneo and found only in Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, sta ...
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H. Hayashi & Ohtsuka
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Sinthusa mindanensis''
H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway
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Sinthusa natsumiae''
H. Hayashi
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Sinthusa stephaniae''
H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway
References
* Seitz, A., 1924-1927: ''The Macrolepidoptera of the World,'' 9: 903–1026. Stuttgart.
* Eliot J.N., 1992: In Corbet & Pendlebury. ''The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula'', 4th ed. x+595pp, 69pls. Kuala Lumpur.
* Treadaway, Colin G., 1995: Checklist of the Butterflies of the Philippine Islands. ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo'', Suppl. 14: 7–118.
* Seki, Y., Takanami, Y. & Otsuka K., 1991: Butterflies of Borneo, Lycaenidae. 2 (1): 1–113. Toboshima Corporation. Tokyo.
* Treadaway, Colin G. & Schröder, Heinz, 2012: Revised Checklist of the Butterflies of the Philippine Islands. ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo'', Suppl. 20: 1-64.
External links
* With images.
"''Sinthusa'' Moore 1884" ''Tree of Life Web Project''. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
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Deudorigini
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
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