Euaspa

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Euaspa
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Theclini
Genus: Euaspa
Moore, 1884

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

Euaspa ziha figs. 4 (male) and 5 (female)
Euaspa forsteri
Euaspa pavo

Species[]

  • (Hewitson, 1865) – white-spotted hairstreak Himalayas
  • Euaspa milionia (Hewitson, 1869) – water hairstreak
  • (Esaki & Shirôzu, 1943) Taiwan and (E. f. ueharai) Laos
  • (Esaki & Shirôzu, 1943) Taiwan
  • (de Nicéville, 1887) – peacock hairstreak North India, Bhutan, Assam, Laos, Myanmar
  • Koiwaya, 2002 Laos
  • Koiwaya, 2002 Northeast India
  • Monastryskii & Devyatkin, 2003 Vietnam
  • Koiwaya, 2002 Northeast India
  • Koiwaya, 2002 Myanmar
  • Koiwaya, 2002 Vietnam
  • Koiwaya, 2002 Myanmar

References[]

  1. ^ "Euaspa Moore, 1884" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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