Notarthrinus

Chapman's hedge blue
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Notarthrinus
Species: N. binghami
Binomial name
Notarthrinus binghami
Chapman, 1908

Notarthrinus is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, containing only Notarthrinus binghami, the Chapman's hedge blue, a small butterfly found in India.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy

The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis binghami Chapman.[3]

Range

It is found from Assam in India to northern Myanmar.[3]

See also

Cited references

  1. ↑ "Notarthrinus Chapman, 1908" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Notarthrinus binghami". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 221–226, ser no H21.21.

References

  • Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.


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