Hypochrysops Epicurus
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''Hypochrysops epicurus'', the dull jewel, is a
butterfly 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 ...
of 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 ...
found in
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
."''Hypochrysops epicurus'' Miskin, 1876"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''


References

Luciini Butterflies described in 1876 Taxa named by William Henry Miskin Butterflies of Australia {{Theclinae-stub