''Caerulea'' is a genus of butterflies in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
. It is a small genus with only two
species.
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Caerulea coeligena
''Caerulea'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is a small genus with only two
species.
*'' Caerulea coeligena'' (Oberthür, 1876) western China, central China.
*'' Caerulea coelestis'' (Alphéraky, 1897) Tibet, western Chi ...
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(Oberthür, 1876) western China, central China.
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Caerulea coelestis''
(Alphéraky, 1897) Tibet, western China
References
"''Caerulea'' Forster, 1938"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and some other life forms''
External links
Images representing ''Caerulea''at
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Polyommatini
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Walter Forster (entomologist)
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