Hypochrysops pagenstecheri

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Hypochrysops pagenstecheri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypochrysops
Species:
H. pagenstecheri
Binomial name
Hypochrysops pagenstecheri
Ribbe, 1899 [1]

Hypochrysops pagenstecheri is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae endemic to New Britain. [2] The name honours Arnold Pagenstecher.

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References

  1. Ribbe, 1899 Beiträge zur Lepidopteren-Fauna des Bismarck- und Salomon-Archipels in der Süd-See Dt. ent. Z. Iris 11 (1): 35-133, 12 (1): 219-260
  2. Hypochrysops C. & R. Felder, 1860 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms