♀, 2015.05.08. Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Holotype (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Cigaritis wakabayashii Saito & Hasegawa, 2017 OD : Butterflies 74:48-49, figs.2(HT,♀), 3(HT,♀Un), 4-6, 9-10. TL : Mt.Hon Ba, Khanh Hoa, C. Vietnam. (RIEB) Distribution : C. Vietnam.

Holotype ♀, 08.May.2015. Mt.Hon Ba, alt.1540m, Khanh Hoa, C.Vietnam. K.Wakabayashi leg. (RIEB)

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The species is quite unique and very rare, with only the holotype known until now.

Saito, K. & Hasegawa, T.,2017 : A new species of Cigaritis Donzel,1847 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from central Vietnam.
Butterflies 74:48-51.

Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Song. L. & Grishin, N. V.,2023 : Butterfly classification and species discovery using genomics
The taxonomic report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 11(3):1-93.

2019.11.30. - 2024.08.31.