Sancterila

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Sancterila
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Sancterila (Armentulus) shelfordii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Sancterila
Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

Sancterila is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

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It contains three subgenera: Sancterila, Celarchus, and Armentulus. Celarchus was originally described as a distinct genus, of which Armentulus was a subgenus. [1]

The nominotypical subgenus Sancterila contains four species endemic to Sulawesi and one species endemic to Buru and Ambon.

Species

Subgenus SancterilaEliot & Kawazoé, 1983

Subgenus CelarchusEliot & Kawazoé, 1983

Subgenus ArmentulusEliot & Kawazoé, 1983

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References

  1. ↑ Cassidy, A.C., 1995. On the Lycaenopsis group of genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region. Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan 46: 45–62


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