Britomartis igarashii
Britomartis igarashii is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Forewing length: 14–15 mm. It is endemic to Borneo and is distributed only in mountainous areas (Mount Kinabalu and Mount Mulu). It is a rare species. Some specimens were taken at night in light traps.
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- Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1976: Lycaenid butterflies from Mindanao, Borneo and Sulawesi(Celebes), with the descriptions of new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Tyô to Ga. 27(3): 97-99.
- Holloway, J. D., 1984: Notes on the butterflies of the Gunung Mulu National Park. Sarawak Museum Journal. 30: 89-133.
- Seki, Yasuo, Takanami, Yusuke & Otsuka, Kazuhisa, 1991: Butterflies of Borneo, Lycaenidae. 2(1): 1-113. Toboshima Corporation, Tokyo.
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