Laxita thuisto

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Laxita thuisto is an Indomalayan[2] species in the butterfly family Riodinidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1861.

Laxita thuisto
Female ventral
Specimens in Museum Wiesbaden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Laxita
Species:
L. thuisto
Binomial name
Laxita thuisto
(Hewitson, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Taxila thuisto Hewitson, 1861
  • Taxila thuisto eutyches Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Taxila thuisto ephorus Fruhstorfer, 1904
  • Taxila thuisto melanotica Riley, 1945
  • Taxila thuisto therikles Fruhstorfer, 1912

Subspecies

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  • Laxita thuisto thuisto (Peninsular Burma, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore)
  • Laxita thuisto eutyches (Fruhstorfer, 1912) (southern Borneo, Pulau Laut, Palawan)
  • Laxita thuisto ephorus (Fruhstorfer, 1904) (northern Borneo)
  • Laxita thuisto melanotica (Riley, 1945) (Mentawai)
  • Laxita thuisto sawaja (Fruhstorfer, [1914]) (Burma, Mergui, Thailand)
  • Laxita thuisto therikles (Fruhstorfer, 1912) (Sumatra, Bangka)
  • Laxita thuisto esther Doubleday (Java)[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hewitson, 1861. Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson.
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Laxita thuisto (Hewitson, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 30, 2017.