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Hypolycaena sipylus

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Hypolycaena sipylus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

Subspecies

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  • 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)
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