Neomyrina Explained

Neomyrina is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae described by William Lucas Distant in 1884. It is monotypic, containing only the species Neomyrina nivea.^[1] Neomyrina nivea was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1878. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^[2]

Subspecies

• N. n. nivea Belitung
• N. n. hiemalis (Godman & Salvin, 1878) Thailand, Malaysia
• N. n. periculosa Fruhstorfer, 1913 southern Myanmar - Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Lankawi, Sumatra

Biology

The larva feeds on Balanocarpus heimii (with ants).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Neomyrina Distant, 1884 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . June 24, 2018.
2. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]