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Howarthia
Scientific classification
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. It is named after British entomologist Graham Howarth.

Species

• Howarthia caelestis (Leech, 1890) ) includes H. c. elegans Sugiyama, 1997 and H. c. derani Koiwaya, 2000 West China, Myanmar
• Howarthia cheni Chou & Wang, 1997 China, Guangdong, Ruyuan County.
• Howarthia courvoisieri (Oberthür, 1908) West China
• Howarthia hishikawai Koiwaya, 2000 China, Guizhou, Kaili, 1700 m.
• Howarthia kimurai Koiwaya, 2002 China, W Sichuan, Emei-shan
• Howarthia melli (Forster, 1940) China (Kwangtung)
• Howarthia nigricans (Leech, 1893) China, Ta-Chien-Lou.
• Howarthia sakakibarai Koiwaya, 2002 China, W Sichuan, Baoxing, 1500-2000 m.
• Howarthia sugiyamai Koiwaya, 2002= Hayashikeia sugiyamai China, Hunan, Wuling Shan.
• Howarthia ueharai Koiwaya, 2002 Laos
• Howarthia wakaharai Koiwaya, 2000 China, Sichuan Nanchuan, 2,000m.
• Howarthia watanabei Koiwaya, 1993 Hainan
• Howarthia yukinobui Koiwaya, 2002 Myanmar

References

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.

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