''Callictita'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
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 ...
. The species of this genus are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
(
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is one of eight biogeographic realms that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua Ne ...
).
Species
*The ''cyara'' species group
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Callictita cyara''
Bethune-Baker, 1908
*The ''albiplaga'' species group
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Callictita albiplaga''
(Joicey & Talbot, 1916) New Guinea
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Callictita lara''
Parsons, 1986 New Guinea
*The ''mala'' species group
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Callictita felgara''
Parsons, 1986 New Guinea
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Callictita jola''
Parsons, 1986 New Guinea
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Callictita mala''
Parsons, 1986 New Guinea
*The ''afrakiana'' species group
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Callictita arfakiana''
Wind & Clench, 1947 New Guinea
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Callictita tifala''
Parsons, 1986 New Guinea
*Unknown species group
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Callictita upola''
Parsons & Hirowatari, 1988 New Guinea
External links
"''Callictita'' Bethune-Baker, 1908"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Polyommatini
Lycaenidae genera
Endemic fauna of New Guinea
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