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Callictita

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Callictita is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to New Guinea (Australasian realm).

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyLycaenidae

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Family
Lycaenidae
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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Polyommatini
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taxon name
Callictita
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Callictita
taxonomic type
Callictita cyara
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Callictita is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to New Guinea (Australasian realm).

==Species== The cyara species group Callictita cyara Bethune-Baker, 1908 The albiplaga species group Callictita albiplaga (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) New Guinea Callictita lara Parsons, 1986 New Guinea The mala species group Callictita felgara Parsons, 1986 New Guinea Callictita jola Parsons, 1986 New Guinea Callictita mala Parsons, 1986 New Guinea The afrakiana species group Callictita arfakiana Wind & Clench, 1947 New Guinea Callictita tifala Parsons, 1986 New Guinea Unknown species group Callictita upola Parsons & Hirowatari, 1988 New Guinea

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