Lipaphnaeus

Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Lipaphnaeus
Lipaphnaeus aderna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Lipaphnaeus
Aurivillius, 1916

Lipaphnaeus is an Afrotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1916.

Species

  • Lipaphnaeus aderna (Plötz, 1880)
  • Lipaphnaeus eustorgia (Hulstaert, 1924)
  • Lipaphnaeus leonina (Sharpe, 1890)
  • Lipaphnaeus loxura (Rebel, 1914)
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  • Savela, Markku (September 11, 2016). "Lipaphnaeus Aurivillius, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Lipaphnaeus


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