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Arcas (butterfly)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Theritas, Paiwarria, Mithras, Pseudolycaena, Evenus

Arcas is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropic ecozone.

The genus was erected by William John Swainson in 1832. The sister genus of Arcas is Theritas.

References

Arcas (butterfly) Wikipedia