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Spalgis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Spalgis

Higher classification
  
Lycaenidae

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Lifecycle of Apefly (Spalgis epees) captured by Haneesh KM (Upper left) laying eggs, (upper right) larva, (lower left) pupa, and (lower right) adult apefly.

Similar
  
Butterfly, Lycaenidae, Miletinae, Butterflies and moths, Insect

Carnivorous caterpillars of cambodia the apefly spalgis epius


Spalgis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Spalgis are found in the Australasian ecozone (New Guinea), the Indomalaya ecozone and the Afrotropic ecozone. the genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1879.

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Spalgis Butterfly on the stem of a green leaf

An apefly spalgis epius caterpillar feeding


Species

Spalgis Butterfly on the stem of a green leaf

  • Spalgis asmus Parsons, 1986
  • Spalgis baiongus Cantlie & Norman, 1960
  • Spalgis epius (Westwood, [1851])
  • Spalgis jacksoni Stempffer, 1967
  • Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
  • Spalgis takanamii Eliot, 1984
  • Spalgis tintinga (Boisduval, 1833)

    • Spalgis Spalgis epeus Oriental Apefly, a female chiplun in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, India

    Spalgis eggs

    Spalgis eggs

    Types of Spalgis epius Wikispecies. Thailand, Brunei, Sulawesi (top to bottom)

    References

    Spalgis Wikipedia
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