Hypolycaena sipylus
Encyclopedia
Hypolycaena sipylus is a butterfly
of the Lycaenidae
family. It is widespread in Indonesia
as well as occurring in the Philippines
and the New Guinea
region. It is the type species of the Hypolycaena
genus.
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 is widespread in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
as well as occurring 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...
and the New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
region. It is the type species of the Hypolycaena
Hypolycaena
Hypolycaena is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae.-Species:*Hypolycaena alcestis *Hypolycaena amabilis *Hypolycaena amanica Stempffer, 1951*Hypolycaena anara Larsen, 1986...
genus.
Subspecies
- Hypolycaena sipylus sipylus (Moluccas)
- Hypolycaena sipylus tharrytas C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Philippines)
- Hypolycaena sipylus giscon Fruhstorfer, 1912 (northern Sulawesi, Sula islands)
- Hypolycaena sipylus rhodanus Fruhstorfer (southern Sulawesi)
- Hypolycaena sipylus numa Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Wetar Island, south-western Maluku, Lesser Sunda chain)
- Hypolycaena sipylus capella Fruhstorfer (Lombok)