Qinorapala

Qinorapala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Deudorigini
Genus: Qinorapala

Qinorapala is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The single species Qinorapala qinlingana Chou & Wang, 1995 is endemic to the Qinling mountain range. Until 2024, only the male of the species had been described from Shaanxi and Gansu Provinces. The female was identified in Shaanxi and western Sichuan Province.

References

  1. 1 2 Ge, Sixun; Sun, Wen-Hao; Yang, Yang; Ren, Li-Li; Hu, Shao-Ji (2024-03-15). "First description of the females of Qinorapala qinlingana Chou & Wang, 1995 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Shaanxi and Sichuan Provinces, western China". Biodiversity Data Journal. 12 e117061. doi:10.3897/BDJ.12.e117061. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 10960153. PMID 38524898.