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Howarthia

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Howarthia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Theclini
Genus: Howarthia
Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956

Howarthia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae ranging from China to Laos and Myanmar.[1] It is named after British entomologist Graham Howarth.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Howarthia Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Graham Howarth: Entomologist who became a prisoner of the Japanese but was able to build a large collection of butterflies and moths". Independent. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-21.