Hypophytala | |
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Hypophytala hyetta figures 11 and 12 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Poritiinae |
Genus: | Hypophytala Clench, 1965 |
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