Hypolycaena erasmus
| Hypolycaena erasmus | |
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| Horace Knight's 1900 illustration of a male from New Ireland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
- ^ Grose-Smith, Henley Grose (1900). "Lycænidæ (Oriental). Genus Hypolycæna, Feld.". Rhopalocera Exotica, being Illustrations of New, Rare, and Unfigured Species of Butterflies (plate 23, figures 4, 5.). Vol. 3. London: Gurney & Jackson. p. 2.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Hypolycaena". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 21 April 2018.