Nesolycaena

Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nesolycaena

Nesolycaena is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) are found in the Australasian realm.

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Nesolycaena
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Nesolycaena albosericea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Candalidini
Genus: Nesolycaena
Waterhouse & Turner, 1905
Synonyms
  • Adaluma Tindale, 1922
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Species

  • Nesolycaena albosericea (Miskin, 1891)
  • Nesolycaena caesia d'Apice & Miller, 1992
  • Nesolycaena medicea Braby, 1996
  • Nesolycaena urumelia (Tindale, 1922)

Data related to Nesolycaena at Wikispecies

  • Funet Taxonomy Distribution
  • Braby, M.F. 1996: A new species of Nesolycaena Waterhouse and Turner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Northeastern Australia. Australian journal of entomology, 35: 9-17. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1996.tb01356.x. Full article: [dead link].


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