''Hypothecla'' is a genus of
butterflies in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterf ...
. The genus was erected by
Georg Semper in 1890.
Species
*''
Hypothecla astyla''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862) Philippines
*''
Hypothecla honos''
de Nicéville, 1898 Sulawesi
References
* 1973: The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. ''Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)'', 28
371-505
*, 1862. Lepidoptera nova a Dre. Carolo Semper in insulis Philippinis collecta, Series secunda. ''Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift'' 6 (9)
282294.
*, 1886–1892. ''Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen Inseln'', I. Tagfalter. 380 + 14 pp., 49 + 2 pls. Wiesbaden.
*
*, 2003
''The Butterflies of Sulawesi'' NMNH, Leiden.
External links
* With images.
Theclinae
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Georg Semper
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