''Liphyra'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise ...

genus 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 ...

. It was first described by John O. Westwood in 1864. The larvae are predatory and feed on ant larvae. They are among the largest species of lycaenid butterflies. There are several species in the genus which are found in Asia and Australia. In the genus ''Liphyra'', the antenna tapers gradually.

Species

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Liphyra brassolis ''Liphyra brassolis'', the moth butterfly, is a butterfly found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia that belongs to the lycaenid family. The larvae are predatory and feed on ant larvae. This is one of the largest species of lycaenid but ...

'' Westwood 1864 - moth butterfly * '' Liphyra castnia'' Strand, 1911 * '' Liphyra grandis'' Weymer, 1902

References

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List of ''Liphyra'' species names (not all are valid)
* Miletinae Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by John O. Westwood {{Miletinae-stub