Manto (butterfly)

Manto is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its sole species, Manto hypoleuca, is found in the Indomalayan realm.

Manto
Manto hypoleuca
Manto hypoleuca male Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Iolaini
Genus: Manto
de Nicéville, 1895
Species:
M. hypoleuca
Binomial name
Manto hypoleuca
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]

Subspecies

  • M. h. hypoleuca Java
  • M. h. martina (Hewitson, 1869) Palawan
  • M. h. inopinata (Butler, 1883) Nias

References

Specific
  1. Hewitson, W. C., 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.


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