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- Mycalesis kagina is identified as a separate species endemic to Taiwan, distinct from Mycalesis suaveolens, based on genetic differences and morphological characteristics.
- Both species are confirmed to belong to the Mycalesis genus within the Mycalesina subfamily, with new information provided about their larvae and reproductive structures.
- The larvae of Mycalesis kagina and Mycalesis suaveolens are specialized feeders on Zingiberaceae plants, which is uncommon for satyrid butterflies.
Article Abstract
Mycalesis kagina Fruhstorfer, 1911 is separated from Mycalesis suaveolens Wood-Mason de Nicéville, 1883 to represent a species endemic to Taiwan based upon COI barcode divergence, morphological diagnosis of larva, and genitalia of both sexes. Both kagina and suaveolens are confirmed as members of the genus Mycalesis in Mycalesina. Immature morphology, biology, and hostplant associations for both species are given for the first time. Larvae of both species are recognized as specialists on Zingiberaceae, a plant family rarely used by satyrid butterflies.
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