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Genus of butterflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sancterila is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Sancterila | |
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Sancterila (Armentulus) shelfordii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
Tribe: | Polyommatini |
Genus: | Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983 |
It contains three subgenera: Sancterila, Celarchus, and Armentulus. Celarchus was originally described as a distinct genus, of which Armentulus was a subgenus.[1]
The nominotypical subgenus Sancterila contains four species endemic to Sulawesi and one species endemic to Buru and Ambon.
Subgenus Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Subgenus Celarchus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Subgenus Armentulus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
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