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Heliophorini Verity 1943

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Lycaeninae

Introduction

A small tribe with an unusual disjunct distribution: Heliophorus occurs in the Palearctic and Oriental regions, while Melanolycaena is endemic to New Guinea and the monotypic Iophanus is from Central America.

Characteristics

Bozano & Weidenhoffer (2001) state that this tribe is characterized by the male foretarsus ending in a blunt, rounded point and the male genitalia with the lobes of the uncus short, with a wide base and pointed apex.

References

Bozano, G. C. & Weidenhofer, Z. 2001 Guide to the butterflies of the Palearctic Region. Lycaenidae part I: Subfamily Lycaeninae. Guide to the butterflies of the Palearctic Region. Milan: Omnes Artes.

Lamas, G. 2004. Lycaeninae. pp. 137-138 in Lamas, G. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Parsons, M. 1999 The butterflies of Papua New Guinea: their systematics and biology. San Diego: Academic Press.

Title Illustrations
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Scientific Name Heliophorus epicles
Location Hong Kong
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Open Wings
Source Collection Flickr
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Copyright © 2007 Charles Lam
Scientific Name Heliophorus ila matsumurae
Location Taiwan
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By ashung
Sex mating pair
Life Cycle Stage adult
View ventral
Source 紫日灰蝶(紅邊黃小灰蝶)Heliophorus ila matsumurae (Fruhstorfer)
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2008 ashung
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