Virachola
Butterfly genus or subgenus in family Lycaenidae
Virachola | |
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Virachola perse | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Tribe: | Deudorigini |
Genus: | Virachola |
Virachola is a group of butterfly species in the family Lycaenidae. It was previously considered a valid genus, but recent authors consider it a subgenus of Deudorix.[1]
Species include:
- Virachola isocrates - common guava blue
- Virachola perse - large guava blue
References
- ^ TB Larsen 2005 The butterflies of West Africa Apollo BooksSvendborg, DK.
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