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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

FAMILY

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

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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

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Deudorigini
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taxon name
Virachola
taxon rank
genus
taxon synonym of
Deudorix
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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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