Arawacus

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Stripestreaks
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Fine-lined stripe-streak (A. sito) in Panama
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Eumaeini
Genus: Arawacus
Kaye, 1904
Synonyms
  • PolyniphesKaye, 1904
  • DolymorphaHolland, 1931
  • TigrinotaJohnson, 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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