''Theclinesthes'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of this genus are found in the
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua New Guinea and th ...
.
Species
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Theclinesthes albocincta
''Theclinesthes albocincta'', the bitterbush blue or bitter-bush blue, is a species of butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterfli ...
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(Waterhouse, 1903)
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Theclinesthes eremicola
''Theclinesthes'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.
Species
*''Theclinesthes albocincta'' (Waterhouse, 1903)
*'' Theclinesthes eremicola'' (Röber, 1891)
*'' Thecl ...
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(Röber, 1891)
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Theclinesthes hesperia
''Theclinesthes'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.
Species
*''Theclinesthes albocincta'' (Waterhouse, 1903)
*''Theclinesthes eremicola'' (Röber, 1891)
*'' Thecli ...
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Sibatani & Grund, 1978
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Theclinesthes miskini
''Theclinesthes miskini'', the wattle blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia and New Guinea.
Description
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have a pale blue upperside with chequered margins, but females a ...
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(Lucas, 1889)
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Theclinesthes onycha''
(Hewitson, 1865)
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Theclinesthes serpentata
''Theclinesthes'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the sam ...
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(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
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Theclinesthes sulpitius''
(Miskin, 1890)
References
Polyommatini
Lycaenidae genera
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