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Hypolycaena sipylus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hypolycaena

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Hypolycaena sipylus is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is widespread in Indonesia as well as occurring in the Philippines and the New Guinea region. It is the type species of the Hypolycaena genus.

Subspecies

  • H. s. sipylus (Moluccas)
  • H. s. tharrytas C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Philippines)
  • H. s. giscon Fruhstorfer, 1912 (northern Sulawesi, Sula islands)
  • H. s. rhodanus Fruhstorfer (southern Sulawesi)
  • H. s. numa Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Wetar Island, south-western Maluku, Lesser Sunda chain)
  • H. s. capella Fruhstorfer (Lombok)

    • References

    Hypolycaena sipylus Wikipedia
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