| Erysichton | |
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| Erysichton palmyra figures 28 and 29 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Erysichton Fruhstorfer, 1916 [1] |
Erysichton is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.
The genus is named after the mythological figure of Erysichthon of Thessaly.
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies, with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species.
Caleta is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, mainly found in Southeast Asia. The common name Pierrot is used for some species.
Famegana is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae erected by John Nevill Eliot in 1973. Its single species, Famegana alsulus, the black-spotted grass blue, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1869. It is found in the Australasian realm.
Hypochlorosis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found on New Guinea and in the Moluccas in the Australasian realm.
Hypothecla is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Georg Semper in 1890.
Zizeeria karsandra, the dark grass blue, is a small butterfly first described by Frederic Moore in 1865. It is found from the southern Mediterranean, in a broad band to India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman and Nicobar islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Yunnan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Oman, New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia. It belongs to the lycaenids or blues family, and the tribe Polyommatini.
Ogyris is an Australasian genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Philiris is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm. Philiris was erected by Julius Röber in 1891. It is a speciose genus;Tite decided on 56 species Sands added an additional 11 species and placed the taxa into 21 species groups (broadly accepted by Parsons Most species are on New Guinea.Tite considered Philiris and Candalides Hübner, 1819 to be sisters. Eliot placed Philiris in Luciini Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914,
Psychonotis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.
Sahulana is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by Toshiya Hirowatari in 1992. It is monotypic, containing only the species Sahulana scintillata, which was first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1889. It is found on Torres Strait Island and in the Australian state of New South Wales. Larval food plants include Acacia, Alectryon and Cupaniopsis.
Tajuria is an Indomalayan genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Tartesa is an Australasian realm genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Thaumaina is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, containing the single species Thaumaina uranothauma.
Titea is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Jameela is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Jameela palmyra, the marbled blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in along the coast of Australia, as well as in Indonesia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Jamides virgulatus is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Borneo and Palawan.
Jamides limes is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Borneo.
Jamides lugine is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Borneo and in Myanmar.
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