Miletus biggsii (Distant) is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Miletus biggsii (Distant)

Miletus biggsii (Distant)

Miletus biggsii is a small butterfly with a distinctive white forewing band found across South and Southeast Asia

Family
Genus
Miletus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Miletus biggsii (Distant)

Miletus biggsii (Distant) is a small butterfly species with a wingspan that ranges from 32 to 38 millimeters. In individuals of both sexes, the upper side of the forewing features a broad, straight, coalesced white discal band that makes up at least one quarter of the wing's area. This butterfly occurs in Kodagu (also called Coorg, India), Myanmar, Thailand, Langkawi, Malaya, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Belitung, and Weh.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Miletus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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