Praephilotes
Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
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Praephilotes is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
| Praephilotes | |
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| Praephilotes anthracias figure 12 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Praephilotes Forster, 1938 |
It contains two species:[1]
- Praephilotes anthracias (Christoph, 1877)
- Praephilotes violacea Howarth & Povolný, 1976
