Howarthia

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]

Howarthia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Howarthia

Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956

Species
  • 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
  1. "Howarthia Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "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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