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Polycaena
Sign in to savePolycaena is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nemeobiinae within the family Riodinidae. The genus was erected by Otto Staudinger in 1886. The species are found in the eastern Palearctic, mainly in the Himalayas.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyLycaenidae
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Polycaena is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nemeobiinae within the family Riodinidae. The genus was erected by Otto Staudinger in 1886. The species are found in the eastern Palearctic, mainly in the Himalayas.
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