Euaspa

Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Euaspa is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.[1] They are native in the Indomalayan realm, found in areas from the Himalayas to Vietnam. They feed on oaks (Quercus spp.).

Euaspa ziha figs. 4 (male) and 5 (female)
Euaspa ziha figs. 4 (male) and 5 (female)
Euaspa forsteri
Euaspa forsteri
Euaspa pavo
Euaspa pavo
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Lycaenidae
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Euaspa
Euaspa pavo figure 11
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Theclini
Genus: Euaspa
Moore, 1884
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Species

  • Euaspa ziha (Hewitson, 1865) – white-spotted hairstreak Himalayas
  • Euaspa milionia (Hewitson, 1869) – water hairstreak
  • Euaspa forsteri (Esaki & Shirôzu, 1943) Taiwan and (E. f. ueharai) Laos
  • Euaspa tayal (Esaki & Shirôzu, 1943) Taiwan
  • Euaspa pavo (de Nicéville, 1887) – peacock hairstreak North India, Bhutan, Assam, Laos, Myanmar
  • Euaspa hishikawai Koiwaya, 2002 Laos
  • Euaspa mikamii Koiwaya, 2002 Northeast India
  • Euaspa minaei Monastryskii & Devyatkin, 2003 Vietnam
  • Euaspa miyashitai Koiwaya, 2002 Northeast India
  • Euaspa motokii Koiwaya, 2002 Myanmar
  • Euaspa nishimurai Koiwaya, 2002 Vietnam
  • Euaspa nosei Koiwaya, 2002 Myanmar
  • Euaspa uedai Koiwaya, 2014 China (Sichuan)[2]
  • Euaspa zhengi Huang, 2016 China (Xizang Autonomous Region)[2]

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