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Acytolepis

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Also known as Hedge Blues

Acytolepis is a genus of small butterflies that belongs to the lycaenids or blues (family Lycaenidae). The genus was first described by Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus in 1927. The species are found in the Indomalayan and the Australasian realms.

Species

Common Hedge Blue

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyLycaenidae
Observations10,462

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3
Family
Lycaenidae
Collections
USNM, NHMUK

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Parent taxon
Polyommatini
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • See also
  • References
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Acytolepis is a genus of small butterflies that belongs to the lycaenids or blues (family Lycaenidae). The genus was first described by Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus in 1927. The species are found in the Indomalayan and the Australasian realms.

==Taxonomy== The type specimen for the genus Acytolepis is Acytolepis puspa.

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