Taxonomy of the genus Udara (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in New Caledonia and the Wet Tropics of Australia, with a review of butterfly endemism in these regions

Braby, Michael; Muller, Chris J.

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Taxonomy of the genus Udara (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in New Caledonia and the Wet Tropics of Australia, with a review of butterfly endemism in these regions

Date

2014

Authors

Braby, Michael

Muller, Chris J.

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia

Abstract

The lycaenid genus UdaraToxopeus is recorded for the first time from New Caledonia where it is represented by the newly described species U. renevieri sp. nov. The species is figured, the male genitalia are illustrated, and the taxon is compared with U. c