Hemiolaus cobaltina

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Hemiolaus cobaltina
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Isalo National Park, Madagascar
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hemiolaus
Species:
H. cobaltina
Binomial name
Hemiolaus cobaltina
(Aurivillius, 1899) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena cobaltinaAurivillius, 1899
  • Iolaus (Hemiolaus) cobaltina
  • Hypolycaena margitesMabille, 1899
  • Hypolycaena cobaltina f. varnieriStempffer, 1942
  • Hemiolaus varnieriStempffer & Bennett, 1958

Hemiolaus cobaltina is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Madagascar. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Hemiolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-03.


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