Hypolycaena sipylus

Hypolycaena sipylus is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is widespread in Indonesia as well as occurring in the Philippines and the New Guinea region. It is the type species of the genus Hypolycaena.[1]

Hypolycaena sipylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Hypolycaena
Species:
H. sipylus
Binomial name
Hypolycaena sipylus
Felder, 1860
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena tharrytas C. & R. Felder, 1862

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)
  • H. s. sipylus male
  • H. s. sipylus female
  • H. s. giscon male
  • H. s. giscon female
  • H. s. numa male
  • H. s. numa female
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References
  1. On Hypolycaena from Maluku, Indonesia, including the first description of male Hypolycaena asahi (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)


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