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Hypolycaena merguia (Doherty, 1889)
-. See [maps]
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H. m. merguia Mergui, S.Burma, Thailand
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H. m. watsoni (Swinhoe, 1911) Burma, Thailand
- Chliaria merguia watsoni Swinhoe, 1911; in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica 9: 83, pl. 721, f. 5
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H. m. histiaea (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Sumatra
- Hypolycaena merguia histiaa; [CoL]
- Hypolycaena merguia histiaea; [BOR], 622 (note)
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H. m. skapane Druce, 1895 Borneo
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H. m. palpatoris (Fruhstorfer, 1914) W.Java
- Hypolycaena merguia palpatoris; [BOR], 622 (note); [CoL]
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Hypolycaena xenia (Grose-Smith, 1895)
S.Sulawesi. See [maps]
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Hypolycaena vanavasa (Fruhstorfer, 1909) Taiwan
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Hypolycaena asahi Okubo, 2007 Ambon I.
- Hypolycaena asahi; Cassidy & Rawlins, 2011, ZooKeys 115: 55
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Hypolycaena shirozui (Hayashi, 1981)
Philippines (Mindanao). See [maps]
- Chliaria shirozui Hayashi, 1981; Tyô to Ga 32 (1&2): 81, f. 39-40, 55; TL: Mt. Apo, Mindanao
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Hypolycaena toshikoae Hayashi, 1984
Philippines (Luzon). See [maps]
- Hypolycaena toshikoae Hayashi, 1984; Iwase 2: 19
- Hypolycaena toshikoae; [BOR], 622 (note)
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Hypolycaena erasmus Grose-Smith, 1900
- Hypolycaena erasmus Grose-Smith, 1900; Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Hypolycaena-etc) 2, pl. [1], f. 4-5; TL: New Ireland
- Hypolycaena erasmus; [CoL]
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H. e. erasmus Bismarck Archipelago
- Hypolycaena erasmus erasmus; [BAUR], 304
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ssp. Halmahera
- Hypolycaena erasmus ssp.; [BAUR], 304, f.
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Hypolycaena danis (C. & R. Felder, 1865)
Australia, New Guinea. See [maps]
Black and White Tit
Larva on
Dendrobium bigibbum,
Vanda sp. Dunn & Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts.: (120-140)
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Hypolycaena phorbas (Fabricius, 1793)
Australia, New Guinea. See [maps]
- Hypolycaena phorbas; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 49, pl. 21, f. 5, 8-7; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 239; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (3): 395; [BAUR]; [BOW]: pl. 177, f. 12, 13; Dunn & Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts.:; [AUCL]; Cassidy & Rawlins, 2011, ZooKeys 115: 59; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Larva on
Clerodendrum ,
Faradaya splendida,
Cassia alata,
Acmena ,
Flagellaria indica,
Planchonia careya [BAUR],
Flagellaria indica,
Dendrophthoe vitellina,
Unidentified mistletoe,
Cassia alata,
C. fistula,
Cupaniopsis anacardioides,
Acmena sp.,
Eugenia sp.,
Suzygium wilsoni,
Planchonia careya,
Ceriops tagal,
Lumnitzera racemosa,
Terminalia melanocarpa,
Aegiceras corniculatum,
Clerodendrum floribundum,
C. inerme,
Faradaya splendida Dunn & Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts.: (120-140)
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H. p. phorbas Cape York - Yeppoon
Common Tit
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H. p. dictaea C. & R. Felder, [1865] Waigeu
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H. p. periphorbas Butler, 1882 New Britain
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H. p. infumata Fruhstorfer, 1910 Manam I.
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H. p. silo Fruhstorfer, 1912 West Irian, Papua?
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H. p. dictaeella Strand, 1913 New Guinea
- Hypolycaena phorbas dictaeella; [CoL]
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H. p. latostrigatus van Eecke, 1915
- Hypolycaena phorbas latostrigatus; [CoL]
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H. p. pseudophorbas Fruhstorfer, 1916 Biak, Roon I.
- Hypolycaena phorbas pseudophorbas; [BAUR], 305 (text)
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H. p. ingura Tindale, 1923 Northern Territory
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Hypolycaena erylus (Godart, [1824])
Sikkim - Assam, Burma. See [maps]
Common Tit
- Hypolcyaena erylus; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 134; Cassidy & Rawlins, 2011, ZooKeys 115: 58
- Hypolycaena erylus; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 49, pl. 21, f. 1-2, 4; Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 49 Pt.II (4): 232; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 603; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 237; [BIR], 354; [BOW]: pl. 177, f. 11; [BMP]; [MRS], 649; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Misidentified/misapplied:
769x513 (~71Kb) underside Thailand, Krabi 24.12.2003-7.1.2004, Photo © Olli Vesikko Hypolycaena erylus det. Kari Nissinen
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512x341 (~36Kb) ♀ upperside India: Guwahati, 17.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar
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512x341 (~31Kb) ♂ upperside India: Guwahati, 17.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar
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512x341 (~46Kb) underside India: Guwahati, 17.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar
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Larva on
Vangueria spinosa,
Cinnamomum zeylanicum [BMP],
Ceiba ,
Lumnitzera ,
Agelaea ,
Acacia ,
Paraserianthes ,
Saraca ,
Garcinia ,
Cinnomomum ,
Dendrophthoe ,
Helixanthera ,
Sandoricum ,
Eugenia ,
Champereia ,
Dimocarpus ,
Macadamia ,
Ziziphus ,
Bruguiera ,
Rhizophora ,
Ixora ,
Nauclea ,
Scyphiphora ,
Vangueria ,
Clerodendron ,
(attended by Oecophylla smaragdina ants) Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 134
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H. e. erylus Java
- Hypolycaena erylus erylus; [BOR], 620 (note)
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H. e. andamana Moore, 1877 Andamans
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H. e. pupienus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Lombok
- Hypolycaena erylus pupienus; [BOR], 620 (note); [CoL]
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H. e. teatus Fruhstorfer, 1912 S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo
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H. e. himavantus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Nepal, Sikkim - Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.Yunnan
1052x1131 (~289Kb) underside Cambodia, Kampot Province, River of Kampot at Tek-Chhou Rapids, 21 August 2011, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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1316x1334 (~323Kb) underside Cambodia, Koh Kong Province, Thma Dar locality at the Koh Bopw River, 27 km NNW of Koh Kong. 27 August 2011, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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1135x1082 (~286Kb) underside Cambodia, Ratanakiri Province, Yorn village, the O'Tabok River right bank, 5th June 2013, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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1072x996 (~281Kb) ♂ underside Cambodia, Mondukliri Province, the Pulung (?) river 12 km NE of Sen Monorom, between Srae Empum and Buu Sraa, 10th June 2014, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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1279x1422 (~389Kb) ♂ underside Cambodia, SE suburbs of Koh Kong, trees at a pond, 21st July 2016, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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H. e. syphax Fruhstorfer, 1912 Nias
- Hypolycaena erylus syphax; [BOR], 620 (note); [CoL]
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H. e. gamatius Fruhstorfer, 1912 Sulawesi
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H. e. tmolus C. & R. Felder, 1862 Philippines
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H. e. moutoni Ribbe, 1899 Bismarck Archipelago
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H. e. orsiphantus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Philippines (Basilan)
- Hypolycaena erylus orsiphantus; [BOR], 620 (note); [CoL]
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H. e. aimnestus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Palawan
- Hypolycaena erylus aimnestus; [CoL]
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H. e. georgius Fruhstorfer, 1912 Sula
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H. e. thyrius Fruhstorfer, 1912 Bachan, Halmahera, Obi
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H. e. figulus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Waigeu
- Hypolycaena erylus figulus; [BAUR], 304 (text); [CoL]
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H. e. walteri Fruhstorfer, 1916 New Guinea
- Hypolycaena erylus waltleri; [CoL]
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H. e. splendidus van Eecke, 1918 Simalur
- Hypolycaena erylus splendidus; [CoL]
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H. e. erna Kalis, 1933 Kangean
- Hypolycaena erylus erna; [CoL]
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Hypolycaena umbrata Seki & Takanami, 1988
C.Sulawesi. See [maps]
- Hypolycaena umbrata Seki & Takanami, 1988; Tyô to Ga 39 (3): 183, f. 1-2; TL: Palolo near Palu, C.Sulawesi
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Hypolycaena sohmai Takanami, 1994
Sulawesi. See [maps]
- Hypolycaena sohmai Takanami, 1994; Tyô to Ga 45 (1): 5, f. 1-2; TL: Pulu Pulu, ca. 1800m, N or Rantepao, nr Palopo, Sulawesi Selatan
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Hypolycaena amabilis (de Nicéville, 1895)
-. See [maps]
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H. a. amabilis Java
- Hypolecua amabilis amabilis; [BOR], 620
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H. a. phemis Druce, 1895 Borneo
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H. a. lisba (Corbet, 1948) S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo
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Hypolycaena irawana (Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1984) Palawan
- irawana (Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1984); Senck. biol. 65 (1/2): 38-39
- Hypolycaena irawana; [BOR], 620
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Hypolycaena schroederi Hayashi, 1984
Philippines (Mindanao, Samar). See [maps]
- Hypolycaena schroederi Hayashi, 1984; Ent. Zs. 21: 313-314
- Hypolycaena schroederi; [BOR], 620
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Hypolycaena nilgirica Moore, [1884]
Ceylon, S.India. See [maps]
Nilgiri Tit
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Hypolycaena thecloides (C. & R. Felder, 1860)
Malaya - Philippines. See [maps]
- Hypolycaena thecloides; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 49, pl. 22, f. 9-10; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 603; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 237, 271; [BOW]: pl. 177, f. 16, 17; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
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H. t. thecloides Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Nicobars, Burma - Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Pulau Tioman
838x1029 (~179Kb) underside Cambodia, Koh Kong S suburbs, a transitory shrubbery at mangroves at Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary environs. 12 April 2010, Photo © Oleg Kosterin Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides det. Leslie Day
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985x996 (~218Kb) underside Cambodia, Koh Kong Province, Tatai village at Phum Doung bridge, 19 April 2010, Photo © Oleg Kosterin Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides det. Leslie Day
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1176x1037 (~325Kb) underside Cambodia, Mondulkiri Province, Dak Dam village environs, 16th June 2014, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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990x1196 (~222Kb) ♀ underside Cambodia, Koh Kong Province, 1.5 km S of Andoung Tuek village, a half inundated forest of Melaleuca cajuputi Powell, 24th July 2016, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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H. t. philippina Staudinger, 1889 Palawan
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H. t. extensa (Fruhstorfer, 1912) Enggano
- Hypolycaena thecloides extensa; [BOR], 620; [CoL]
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H. t. vardara Fruhstorfer, 1912 Siargao
- Hypolycaena thecloides vardara; [BOR], 620 (note); [CoL]
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H. t. camotana Fruhstorfer, 1912 Philippines
- Hypolycaena thecloides camotana; [CoL]
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H. t. nicobarica Evans, 1925 Nicobar
- Hypolycaena thecloides nicobarica; [CoL]
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H. t. mortadai Abang, Treadaway, Schröder & Page, 2006 Balambangan I.
- Hypolycaena thecloides mortadai Abang, Treadaway, Schröder & Page, 2006; Futao (51): (4-10)
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Hypolycaena ithna Hewitson, 1869
Philippines (Mindanao, Cebu). See [maps]
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Hypolycaena sipylus (Felder, 1860)
Moluccas, Celebes, Philippines. See [maps]
- Hypolycaena sipylus; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 50, pl. 22, f. 11-14; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 239; [BOW]: pl. 177, f. 14; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 134; Cassidy & Rawlins, 2011, ZooKeys 115: 61; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Larva on
Eugenia Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 134
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H. s. tharrytas C. & R. Felder, 1862 Philippines
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H. s. giscon Fruhstorfer, 1912 N.Sulawesi, ?Sula
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H. s. rhodanus Fruhstorfer, 1912 S.Sulawesi
- Hypolycaena sipylus rhodanus; [BOR], 620 (note); [CoL]
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H. s. numa Fruhstorfer, 1912 Sumbawa, Flores
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H. s. capella Fruhstorfer, 1912 Lombok
- Hypolycaena sipylus capella; [BOR], 620 (note); [CoL]
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H. s. pictor Fruhstorfer, 1912 Waigieu
- Hypolycaena sipylus pictor; [CoL]
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H. s. bella Kalis, 1933 E.Java
- Hypolycaena sipylus bella; [CoL]
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H. s. intermedius Kalis, 1938 Kangean I.
- sipylus intermedius Kalis, 1938; Ent. Rdsch. 55: 198; TL: Kangean I.
- Hypolycaena sipylus intermedius; [CoL]
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Hypolycaena alcestis (Grose-Smith, 1889)
Guadalcanal, Tulagi. See [maps]
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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.