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Siderus

Siderus is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

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Siderus
Siderus philinna adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Eumaeini
Genus: Siderus
Kaye, 1904

Siderus is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.1

Species

  • Siderus leucophaeus (Hübner, 1818)
  • Siderus parvinotus Kaye, 1904
  • Siderus guapila (Schaus, 1913)
  • Siderus eliatha (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Siderus bouvieri (Lathy, 1936)
  • Siderus athymbra (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Siderus philinna (Hewitson, 1868)
  • Siderus giapor (Schaus, 1902)
References

References

  1. "Siderus Kaye, 1904" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms