Miletus biggsii
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Miletus biggsii, the Bigg's brownie,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India and Myanmar[3][4] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Range
It is found in Kodagu (Coorg) in India, Myanmar,[3][4] Thailand, Langkawi, Malaya, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Belitung and Weh.
Status
It is very rare in Kodagu (a single record) and rare in Myanmar as per Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth.[3][4]
Description
A small butterfly, 32 to 38 mm in wingspan. The upper forewing in both sexes has a broad white discal band which is straight, coalesced and comprises at least one-fourth of the wing.[4]
Taxonomy
The butterfly was earlier known as Gerydus biggsii Distant.[3] Eliot provisionally placed the single specimen from Kodagu in Miletus nymphis.[5]
Subspecies
- Miletus biggsii biggsii (southern Burma, Thailand, Langkawi, Malay Peninsula, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Belitung, Weh)
- Miletus biggsii albotignula (van Eecke, 1914) (Simalur)
- Miletus biggsii natunensis (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Natuna Islands)
- Miletus biggsii niasicus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Nias Island, Batu Island)
Notes
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- ↑ Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Miletus (Lycaenidae).
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