Liphyra
Andrew V. Z. Brower- Liphyra brassolis
- Liphyra grandis
Introduction
An Indomalayan genus with one widespread species (L. brassolis) and one endemic to New Guinea (L. grandis).
Characteristics
The adults' mouthparts are completely atrophied and non-functional, and all adult energy resources are carried through from the larval stages.
References
Corbet, A. S., Pendlebury, H. M. & Eliot, J. N. 1992 The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Kuala Lumpur: Malayan Nature Society.
Eliot, J. N. 1973 The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28, 371-505, 6 pls.
Parsons, M. 1999 The butterflies of Papua New Guinea: their systematics and biology. San Diego: Academic Press.
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