Hypolycaena sipylus
| Hypolycaena sipylus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hypolycaena |
| Species: | H. sipylus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypolycaena sipylus Felder, 1860 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypolycaena tharrytas | |
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.[1]
Subspecies
- Hypolycaena sipylus sipylus (Moluccas)
- Hypolycaena sipylus tharrytas C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Philippines)
- Hypolycaena sipylus giscon Fruhstorfer, 1912 (northern Sulawesi, Sula islands)
- Hypolycaena sipylus rhodanus Fruhstorfer (southern Sulawesi)
- Hypolycaena sipylus numa Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Wetar Island, south-western Maluku, Lesser Sunda chain)
- Hypolycaena sipylus capella Fruhstorfer (Lombok)
Gallery
ssp. sipylus male
ssp. sipylus female
ssp. giscon male
ssp. giscon female
ssp. numa male
ssp. numa female
See also
Media related to Hypolycaena sipylus at Wikimedia Commons
References
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