Hypolycaena shirozui
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Hypolycaena shirozui is a butterfly
of the Lycaenidae
family. It was described as Chliaria shirozui and moved to Hypolycaena by H. Hayashi, 1984. It is found in the Philippines
.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
family. It was described as Chliaria shirozui and moved to Hypolycaena by H. Hayashi, 1984. It is found in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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Subspecies
- Hypolycaena shirozui shirozui (H. Hayashi, 1981)http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hypolycaena_shirozui
- Hypolycaena shirozui madilimi Treadaway & Nuyda, [1998]