Friday, March 25, 2011

Western Pygmy Blue, Kupu-Kupu Terkecil di Dunia

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Kupu-kupu Western Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exilis atau Brephidium exile) merupakan salah satu kupu-kupu terkecil di dunia. Lebar rentang sayapnya hanya sekitar 1/2 - 3/4 inci atau 1.2 - 2 cm (1 inci = 2,54 cm).

Klasifikasi ilmiah kupu-kupu Western Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exilis atau Brephidium exile)
Kingdom Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Phylum Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
Class Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
Order Lepidoptera C. Linnaeus, 1758 – butterflies and moths
Superfamily Papilionoidea P.A. Latreille, 1802
Family Lycaenidae W.E. Leach, 1815 -  Gossamer Winged Butterflies
Subfamily Lycaeninae Leach, 1815 - Asian Sapphires
Genus Brephidium Scudder, 1876
species Brephidium exilis (Boisduval, 1852)
 

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Referensi:

  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_pygmy_blue
  • taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/TaxonTree.aspx?id=31640&tree=0.1
  • www.biolib.cz/en/taxonposition/id701691/
  • zipcodezoo.com/Animals/B/Brephidium_exilis/
  • www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Brephidium
  • fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/09/26/western-pygmy-blue-butterflies/
  • www.entomon.net/largest-smallest-butterfly-moth.shtml

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