Western Pygmy Blue, Kupu-Kupu Terkecil di Dunia

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)

 

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