Virachola

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Virachola
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Virachola perse
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Deudorigini
Genus: Virachola

Virachola is a group of butterfly species in the family Lycaenidae. It was previously considered a valid genus, but recent authors consider it a subgenus of Deudorix. [1]

Species include:

References

  1. TB Larsen 2005 The butterflies of West Africa Apollo BooksSvendborg, DK.