Hypolycaena auricostalis

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Hypolycaena auricostalis
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H. auricostalis and H. auricostalis frommiin Seitz
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. auricostalis
Binomial name
Hypolycaena auricostalis
(Butler, 1897) [1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus auricostalisButler, 1897
  • Hypolycaena sebastaHulstaert, 1924

Hypolycaena auricostalis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi. [2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Hypolycaena 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 2012-07-20.


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