Luthrodes Explained

Luthrodes is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895. Its species are found in Asia and in Oceania.

Species

Listed alphabetically:^[1]

• Luthrodes boopis (Fruhstorfer, 1897) Indonesia (Misool, Waigeo, Sulawesi, Banggai)
• Luthrodes buruana (Holland, 1900) Indonesia (Buru, Serang, Waigeu, Obi Islands)
• Luthrodes cleotas (Guérin-Méneville, [1831]) New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Aru, Timor, Wetar
• Luthrodes contracta (Butler, 1880) – small Cupid
• Luthrodes ella (Butler, 1881) South Central Asia
• Luthrodes galba (Lederer, 1855) – Persian grass blue
• Luthrodes mindora (C. Felder & R. Felder, [1865]) Philippines
• Luthrodes pandava (Horsfield, [1829]) – plains Cupid
• Luthrodes peripatria (Hsu, 1980) Taiwan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Luthrodes Druce, 1895 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 31, 2019.