Hypolycaena alcestis

Hypolycaena alcestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species: H. alcestis
Binomial name
Hypolycaena alcestis
(Grose-Smith, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla alcestis Grose-Smith, 1889

Hypolycaena alcestis is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Grose-Smith in 1889. It is found on Guadalcanal and Tulagi.

References

  1. Hypolycaena, funet.fi


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