Sahulana
| Sahulana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Sahulana Hirowatari, 1992 [1] |
| Species: | S. scintillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sahulana scintillata (Lucas, 1889) | |
Sahulana is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, containing only the species Sahulana scintillata.[2] endemic to Torres Strait Island New South Wales. Larval food plants include Acacia , Alectryon, Cupaniopsis (flower buds) .[3]
References
- ↑ Hirowatari, 1992 A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae) Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44 : 1-102
- ↑ "Sahulana Hirowatari, 1992" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni and Luis M. Hernández HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants online
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