Famegana alsulus taiwana (Sonan, 1938:254)
Taiwan black-spotted grass blue, Black star kyi blue butterfly, Black star kyi lycaenidae
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Zizera taiwana Sonan, 1938:254 (original combination)
Invalid (synonym of Famegana nisa) (Hsu, 2020)
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym of Famegana nisa) (Hsu, 2020). Formerly considered missing.
Distribution
Taiwan (=Formosa)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Sonan, J. (1938). Notes on some butterflies from Formosa (5). Zephyrus 7: 250-275, 1 pl. [In Japanese]
Other references:
Hsu, Yu-Feng. (2020). The identity of Alfred Wallace’s mysterious butterfly taxon Lycaena nisa solved: Famegana nisa comb. nov., a senior synonym of F. alsulus (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). ZooKeys 966: 153-162. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.966.51921