Acytolepis
Acytolepis is a genus of small butterflies that belongs to the lycaenids or blues (family Lycaenidae). The genus was first described by Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus in 1927. The species are found in the Indomalayan and the Australasian realms.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Acytolepis (Toxopeus, 1927) |
Taxonomy
The type specimen for the genus Acytolepis is Acytolepis puspa.[1][2]
Species
- Acytolepis puspa (Horsfield, 1828)
- Acytolepis lilacea (Hampson, 1889)
- Acytolepis najara (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
- Acytolepis ripte (H. H. Druce, 1895)
- Acytolepis samanga (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
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References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acytolepis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acytolepis puspa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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External links
- images representing Acytolepis at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Savela, Markku. "Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1927". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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