Erysichton

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Erysichton Higher classification Lycaenidae Order Butterflies and moths		Family Lycaenidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus

Similar Psychonotis, Petrelaea, Ionolyce, Catopyrops

Erysichton is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.

Etymology

The genus is named after the mythological figure of Erysichthon of Thessaly.

Erysichton lineata (Murray, 1874)

Erysichton albiplaga is now known as Jameela albiplaga (Tite, 1963)

Erysichton palmyra is now known as Jameela palmyra (Felder, 1860)

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