Miletus leos

Miletus leos
M. l. maximus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Miletus
Species:	M. leos
Binomial name
Miletus leos (Guérin-Ménéville, 1830)[1]
Synonyms
Symethus leos Guérin-Ménéville, 1830 Gerydus boisduvali Butler, 1884 (preocc. Moore, 1857) Gerydus leos aronicus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Gerydus leos rex Fruhstorfer, 1913 nec Boisduval, 1832 Gerydus leos nineyanus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Gerydus leos acrisius Fruhstorfer, 1914 Gerydus leos catoleucos Fruhstorfer, 1913 Gerydus leos nineyanus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Gerydus leos acrisius Fruhstorfer, 1914 Gerydus leos florensis Fruhstorfer, 1913 Gerydus leos eulus Fruhstorfer, 1913 Gerydus leos meronus Fruhstorfer, 1913 Gerydus leos amphiarus Fruhstorfer, 1913 Gerydus leos gardineri Fruhstorfer, 1914 Gerydus leos mangolicus Fruhstorfer, 1913 Gerydus leos maximus Holland, 1890 Gerydus leos maximus f. divisa Fruhstorfer, 1913 Gerydus leos sarus Fruhstorfer, 1913 Gerydus symethus vaneeckei Toxopeus, 1930 Gerydus ancon tellus Fruhstorfer, 1913 Gerydus teos Doherty, 1891 Gerydus leos virtus Fruhstorfer, 1913 Gerydus leos pentheus Fruhstorfer, 1913

Miletus leos is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia.

M. l. virtus

Subspecies[]

• M. l. leos (southern Moluccas: Serang, Ambon, Buru)
• M. l. aronicus (Fruhstorfer, 1914) (Aru, Misool, Waigeu, New Guinea)
• M. l. catoleucos (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Salayer)
• M. l. florensis (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Flores, Pura, Adonara, Alor, possibly Sumbawa)
• M. l. mangolicus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Sula Islands)
• M. l. maximus (Holland, 1890) (Celebes, Bouton, Sangir, Talaut, Buton, Muna, Banggai)
• M. l. tellus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (Wetar, Timor)
• M. l. teos (Doherty, 1891) (Sumba, possibly Sumbawa)
• M. l. virtus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) (northern Moluccas: Bachan, Ternate, Halmahera)

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