Hypolycaena merguia

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Hypolycaena merguia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. merguia
Binomial name
Hypolycaena merguia
(Doherty, 1889) [1]
Synonyms
  • Chliaria merguiaDoherty, 1889
  • Chliaria merguia watsoniSwinhoe, 1911
  • Chliaria merguia histiaeaFruhstorfer, 1914
  • Chliaria merguia histiäaFruhstorfer, 1914
  • Hypolycaena skapaneDruce, 1895
  • Chliaria merguia sobanasFruhstorfer, 1914
  • Chliaria merguia palpatorisFruhstorfer, 1914

Hypolycaena merguia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Doherty in 1889. It is found in South-east Asia.

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References

  1. Hypolycaena, funet.fi