Baspa (butterfly)

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Baspa
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Papilio melampus type of the genus Baspa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Lycaeninae
Genus: Baspa
Moore, 1882

Baspa is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. [1] The type species is Papilio melampus Stoll. It is part of Rapala .

References

  1. Edwards, E. D.; Newland, J.; Study, Australian Biological Resources; Regan, L. (2001). Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. Csiro Publishing. p. 209. ISBN   978-0-643-06700-4.