Hypolycaena sipylus Felder, 1860 is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hypolycaena sipylus Felder, 1860

Hypolycaena sipylus Felder, 1860

Hypolycaena sipylus is a lycaenid butterfly, the type species of Hypolycaena, found across parts of Southeast Asia and New Guinea.

Family
Genus
Hypolycaena
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hypolycaena sipylus Felder, 1860

Hypolycaena sipylus Felder, 1860 is a butterfly species that belongs to the family Lycaenidae. It has a wide distribution across Indonesia, and it also occurs in the Philippines and the New Guinea region. This species is the designated type species of the genus Hypolycaena.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Hypolycaena

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