Golden-tailed Hairstreak

Cheritra orpheus

Cheritra orpheus is a butteerfly from Lycaenidae family.
Golden-tailed Hairstreak Butterfly - Cheritra orpheus This Golden-tailed Hairstreak Butterfly - Cheritra orpheus is small in size with white underwings. Cheritra orpheus,Geotagged,Golden-tailed Hairstreak,Golden-tailed Hairstreak Butterfly,Philippines,Winter,north luzon

Naming

Synonums:
Myrina orpheus Boisduval in litt. C. & R. Felder, 1862: 292.
Myrina massiva Hewitson, 1863: 30, pl. 12, figs 10, 11.
Cheritra orpheus orpheus (Felder); Fruhstorfer, 1912: 243; Seitz, 1926: 994, pl. 146, fig. h8; Cowan, 1967: 97, pl. 4, fig. 38 (♂ genit.); Treadaway, 1995: 79.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusCheritra
SpeciesCheritra orpheus
Photographed in
Philippines