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Hypolycaena erasmus

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Hypolycaena erasmus
Horace Knight's 1900 illustration of a male from New Ireland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. erasmus
Binomial name
Hypolycaena erasmus

Hypolycaena erasmus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1900. It is found on the Bismarck Archipelago and Halmahera.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Grose-Smith, Henley Grose (1900). "Lycænidæ (Oriental). Genus Hypolycæna, Feld.". Rhopalocera Exotica, being Illustrations of New, Rare, and Unfigured Species of Butterflies. Vol. 3. London: Gurney & Jackson. p. 2; Pl. 23, Figs. 4, 5. {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Hypolycaena". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 21 April 2018.