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Pithecops mariae

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Species of butterfly

Pithecops mariae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pithecops
Species: P. mariae
Binomial name
Pithecops mariae
de Nicéville, 1894
Synonyms
  • Petrelaea mariae De Nicéville, 1894
  • Pithecops fulgens mariae De Nicéville, 1894

Pithecops mariae is a small butterfly found in Sumatra that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It was first described by British Entomologist Lionel de Nicéville in 1894.

References

  1. Hirowatari, T. (1992). "A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae)". Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture. Ser. B, Agriculture and Biology. S2CID 83296481.
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Pithecops mariae

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