Hypolycaena alcestis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Hypolycaena
Species
Hypolycaena alcestis
Scientific Name
Hypolycaena alcestis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Hypolycaena alcestis

Hypolycaena alcestis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1889. It is found on Guadalcanal and Tulagi.

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Hypolycaena alcestis
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Hypolycaena alcestis
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