Hypophytala
Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
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Hypophytala is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
| Hypophytala | |
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| Hypophytala hyetta figures 11 and 12 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Poritiinae |
| Genus: | Hypophytala Clench, 1965 |
Species
- Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890)
- Hypophytala henleyi (Kirby, 1890)
- Hypophytala hyetta (Hewitson, 1873)
- Hypophytala hyettina (Aurivillius, 1898)
- Hypophytala hyettoides (Aurivillius, 1895)
- Hypophytala nigrescens (Jackson, 1964)
- Hypophytala obscura (Schultze, 1916)
- Hypophytala reducta (Aurivillius, 1923)
- Hypophytala ultramarina Libert & Collins, 1999
- Hypophytala vansomereni (Jackson, 1964)
External links
- "Hypophytala Clench in Fox, Lindsey, Clench & Miller, 1965" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms