Hypolycaena merguia

Hypolycaena merguia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypolycaena
Species:	H. merguia
Binomial name
*Hypolycaena merguia* (Doherty, 1889)^[1]
Synonyms
Chliaria merguia Doherty, 1889 Chliaria merguia watsoni Swinhoe, 1911 Chliaria merguia histiaea Fruhstorfer, 1914 Chliaria merguia histiäa Fruhstorfer, 1914 Hypolycaena skapane Druce, 1895 Chliaria merguia sobanas Fruhstorfer, 1914 Chliaria merguia palpatoris Fruhstorfer, 1914

Hypolycaena merguia is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Doherty in 1889. It is found in South-east Asia.

Subspecies

Hypolycaena merguia merguia (Mergui, southern Burma, Thailand)
Hypolycaena merguia watsoni (Swinhoe, 1911) (Burma, Thailand)
Hypolycaena merguia histiaea (Fruhstorfer, 1914) (Sumatra)
Hypolycaena merguia skapane Druce, 1895 (Borneo)
Hypolycaena merguia palpatoris (Fruhstorfer, 1914) (western Java)

References

↑ Hypolycaena, funet.fi

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