Virachola
Sign in to saveVirachola is a group of butterfly species in the family Lycaenidae. It was previously considered a valid genus, but recent authors consider it a subgenus of Deudorix.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 34
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, SAM
- Recorded in
- Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Algeria, Uganda, Australia, Sierra Leone
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Virachola is a group of butterfly species in the family Lycaenidae. It was previously considered a valid genus, but recent authors consider it a subgenus of Deudorix.
Species include: Virachola isocrates - common guava blue Virachola perse - large guava blue
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