Spitosa fylloides

Spitosa fylloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Spitosa
Species:
S. fylloides
Binomial name
Spitosa fylloides
(Moore, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Sospita fylla magdala Fruhstorfer, 1904

Spitosa fylloides is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Asia.

It was the first butterfly species of the Riodinidae to have its mitochondrial DNA sequenced. The mitochondrial DNA has 15,301 base pairs.

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Abisara, funet.fi
  2. ↑ Zhao, F; Huang, DY; Sun, XY; Shi, QH; Hao, JS; Zhang, LL; Yang, Q (2013). "The first mitochondrial genome for the butterfly family Riodinidae (Abisara fylloides) and its systematic implications". Dongwuxue Yanjiu. 34 (E4-5): E109-19. PMID 24115668.