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Acytolepis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Acytolepis

Higher classification
  
Lycaenidae

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Acytolepis wwwifoundbutterfliesorgmediaimages201497463

Similar
  
Acytolepis puspa, Butterfly, Lycaenidae, Neopithecops, Catochrysops

Acytolepis is a genus of small butterflies that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species are found in the Indomalayan and the Australasian realms.

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Acytolepis Acytolepis lilacea Lilac Hedge Blue Butterflies of India

Taxonomy

The type specimen for the genus Acytolepis is Acytolepis puspa.

Species

  • Acytolepis puspa (Horsfield, 1828)
  • Acytolepis lilacea (Hampson, 1889)
  • Acytolepis najara (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
  • Acytolepis ripte (H.H.Druce, 1895)
  • Acytolepis samanga (Fruhstorfer, 1910)

  • Acytolepis Acytolepis Wikipedia

    Acytolepis Acytolepis puspa Common Hedge Blue Butterflies of India

    Acytolepis Butterfliesltbrgt Lycaenidae The Blues ltbrgt Subfamily

    References

    Acytolepis Wikipedia