Miletus chinensis Felder, 1862 is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Miletus chinensis Felder, 1862 (Miletus chinensis Felder, 1862)
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Miletus chinensis Felder, 1862

Miletus chinensis Felder, 1862

Miletus chinensis, the common brownie, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in South Asia’s Indomalayan realm.

Family
Genus
Miletus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Miletus chinensis Felder, 1862

Miletus chinensis, commonly known as the common brownie, is a butterfly species classified in the family Lycaenidae. This species was first described by Felder in 1862. Its known distribution spans South Asia within the Indomalayan realm.

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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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