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Thrix
Thrix scopula scopula from Brunei
Thrix scopula elioti from the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Iolaini
Genus: Thrix
Doherty, 1891
Species:
T. scopula
Binomial name
Thrix scopula
(H. Druce, 1873)

Thrix is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae first described by William Doherty in 1891. Its one species is Thrix scopula, which was first described by Herbert Druce in 1873.[1] It is found in the Indomalayan realm (in Borneo, Thailand, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaya).

Subspecies

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  • T. s. scopula Borneo, Sumatra
  • T. s. nisibis (de Nicéville, 1895) Peninsular Malaya
  • T. s. elioti Takanami, 1989 Nias Island

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (November 17, 2012). "Thrix Doherty, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 5, 2020.