Spalgis
Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
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Spalgis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Spalgis are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea), the Indomalayan realm, and the Afrotropical realm. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1879.
| Spalgis | |
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| Spagis epius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Miletinae |
| Tribe: | Spalgini |
| Genus: | Spalgis Moore, 1879[1] |
Species
- Spalgis asmus Parsons, 1986
- Spalgis baiongus Cantlie & Norman, 1960
- Spalgis epius (Westwood, [1851])
- Spalgis jacksoni Stempffer, 1967
- Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
- Spalgis takanamii Eliot, 1984
- Spalgis tintinga (Boisduval, 1833)
