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Lestranicus

Lestranicus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by John Nevill Eliot and Akito Kawazoe in 1983. The two species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm and the bordering Palearctic realm.

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Lestranicus
Lestranicus transpectus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Lestranicus
Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

Lestranicus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by John Nevill Eliot and Akito Kawazoe in 1983. The two species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm and the bordering Palearctic realm.

Species

  • Lestranicus transpectus (Moore, 1879) – white-banded hedge blue (Sikkim to Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and China)
  • Lestranicus yoshidai Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983 (Philippines)
External links
  • Savela, Markku (October 21, 2016). "Lestranicus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  • Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Lestranicus". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 28, 2001 – via Internet Archive. With images.