Catochrysops | |
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Catochrysops strabo in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
Tribe: | Polyommatini |
Genus: | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 |
Catochrysops is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan and the Australasian realms.
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In some classifications, Catochrysops also includes Rysops as a monotypic subgenus.
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