Howarthia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae ranging from China to Laos and Myanmar.[1] It is named after British entomologist Graham Howarth.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Theclini |
| Genus: | Howarthia Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956 |
Species
edit- Howarthia caelestis (Leech, 1890) ) includes H. c. elegans Sugiyama, 1997 and H. c. derani Koiwaya, 2000 West China, Myanmar
- Howarthia cheni Chou & Wang, 1997 China, Guangdong, Ruyuan County.
- Howarthia courvoisieri (Oberthür, 1908) West China
- Howarthia hishikawai Koiwaya, 2000 China, Guizhou, Kaili, 1700 m.
- Howarthia kimurai Koiwaya, 2002 China, W Sichuan, Emei-shan
- Howarthia melli (Forster, 1940) China (Kwangtung)
- Howarthia nigricans (Leech, 1893) China, Ta-Chien-Lou.
- Howarthia sakakibarai Koiwaya, 2002 China, W Sichuan, Baoxing, 1500-2000 m.
- Howarthia sugiyamai Koiwaya, 2002= Hayashikeia sugiyamai China, Hunan, Wuling Shan.
- Howarthia ueharai Koiwaya, 2002 Laos
- Howarthia wakaharai Koiwaya, 2000 China, Sichuan Nanchuan, 2,000m.
- Howarthia watanabei Koiwaya, 1993 Hainan
- Howarthia yukinobui Koiwaya, 2002 Myanmar
References
edit- ^ "Howarthia Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Graham Howarth: Entomologist who became a prisoner of the Japanese but was able to build a large collection of butterflies and moths". Independent. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
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