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Nothodanis

Nothodanis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The single species of this genus, Nothodanis schaeffera is found in the Australasian and Indomalayan realms. SubspeciesNothodanis schaeffera schaeffera Philippines and Indonesia. Nothodanis schaeffera annamensis Vietnam. Nothodanis schaeffera caesius (Grose-Smith) New Guinea Nothodanis schaeffera caledonica New Caledonia Nothodanis schaeffera cepheis Solomon Islands Nothodanis schaeffera esme Bismark archipelago, New Britain and New Ireland Nothodanis schaeffera soranus Halmaheira, Batjan, Ternate

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Nothodanis
Nothodanis schaeffera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Nothodanis
Hirowatari, 1992

Nothodanis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The single species of this genus, Nothodanis schaeffera (Eschscholtz, 1821) is found in the Australasian and Indomalayan realms. Subspecies

  • Nothodanis schaeffera schaeffera (Eschscholtz, 1821) Philippines and Indonesia.
  • Nothodanis schaeffera annamensis (Fruhstorfer, 1903) Vietnam.
  • Nothodanis schaeffera caesius (Grose-Smith) New Guinea
  • Nothodanis schaeffera caledonica (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) New Caledonia
  • Nothodanis schaeffera cepheis (Druce, 1891) Solomon Islands
  • Nothodanis schaeffera esme (Grose-Smith, 1894) Bismark archipelago, New Britain and New Ireland
  • Nothodanis schaeffera soranus (Fruhstorfer, 1915) Halmaheira, Batjan, Ternate
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