Hypolycaenini
Andrew V. Z. Brower
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A tribe distributed in the African and Oriental regions. Some authors regard Hypolycaena, Chliaria and Zeltus as congeneric. Larsen (1991) argued that the Madagascan-east African genus Hemiolaus belongs in Hypolycaenina, based on morphology, behavior and larval host plants that unite it with other members of the tribe.
References
Bridges CA. 1988. Catalogue of family-group and genus-group names (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Charles A. Bridges, Urbana, IL.
Eliot JN. 1973. The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28: 371-505, 6 pls.
Larsen, T. B. 1991 The butterflies of Kenya and their natural history. Oxford, U. K.: Oxford University Press.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Chliaria kina |
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| Location | Taiwan |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | 蘭灰蝶（雙尾琉璃小灰蝶）Hypolycaena kina inari (Wileman) |
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| Copyright | © 2008 ashung |
| Scientific Name | Zeltus amasa |
|---|---|
| Location | India: Arunachal Pradesh, Jairampur |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Andrew V. Z. Brower |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | ventral |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Vijaybarve |
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- First online 08 April 2008
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