Semanga

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Semanga
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Semanga superba in Rhopalocera Malayana figure 13
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Genus:Semanga
Distant, 1884 [1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • KeraunogrammaRöber, 1887

Semanga is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by William Lucas Distant in 1884.

Lycaenidae family of insects

Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies, with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species.

William Lucas Distant British entomologist

William Lucas Distant was an English entomologist.

Species

Listed alphabetically: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Semanga Distant, 1884". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2018.