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Arawacus

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Stripestreaks
Fine-lined stripe-streak (A. sito) in Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Eumaeini
Genus: Arawacus
Kaye, 1904
Synonyms
  • Polyniphes Kaye, 1904
  • Dolymorpha Holland, 1931
  • Tigrinota Johnson, 1992

Arawacus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly called stripestreaks. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.

Species include:

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  • Media related to Arawacus at Wikimedia Commons
  • Savela, Markku. "Arawacus Kaye, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2018.