''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest 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 known butterfly ...

first described by

Cajetan Felder Baron Cajetan von Felder (german: link=no, Cajetan Freiherr von Felder; 19 September 1814 – 30 November 1894) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician. He served as mayor of Vienna from 1868 to 1878. Life and career Felde ...

and

Rudolf Felder Rudolf Felder (2 May 1842 in Vienna – 29 March 1871 in Vienna) was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and ...

in 1860. This particular

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

Food sources

The

mistletoe Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract water and nutrients from the host plant ...

plant is ambiguously claimed to be a food source for at least some species of ''Hypochrysops''. This might be so, but raises some questions because most Lycaenidae have

parasitic Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson ha ...

or mutualistic, often highly specific, relationships with various species of ants, and ants have been reported to carry the eggs of the Apollo jewel butterfly (''Hypochrysops apollo apollo'') into their colonies inside ant plants of the genus ''

Myrmecodia ''Myrmecodia'' is a genus of epiphytic myrmecophytes (mər′mek•ə‚fīt; literally "ant-plant"), native to Southeast Asia, but also present in Indochina, Malaysia, the Southwest Pacific, the Philippines, Fiji, and extending south to Queens ...

''. ''Myrmecodia'' species have certain superficial resemblances to "mistletoes", but are

epiphytic An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...

, not markedly parasitic, and are not in any parasitic plant family; they are in fact in the coffee family,

Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules ...

. It seems likely that ''Hypochrysops apollo apollo'' at least, might feed exclusively on ant food and ant

larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. Th ...

Species

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Hypochrysops alyattes ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' H. H. Druce, 1891 *''

Hypochrysops anacletus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' C. Felder, 1860 *''

Hypochrysops antiphon ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1897 *''

Hypochrysops apelles ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587� ...

, 1775 :*'' H. a. singkepe'' D'Abrera, 1977 *''

Hypochrysops apollo ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Miskin, 1891 :*'' H. a. phoebus'' Waterhouse, 1928 :*'' H. a. wendisi'' Bethune-Baker, 1909 *''

Hypochrysops architas ''Hypochrysops architas'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae endemic to the Solomon Islands. It was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1891. Subspecies *''H. a. architas'' H. H. Druce, 1891 ( Bougainville, Fauro) *''H. a. crate ...

'' H. H. Druce, 1891 :*'' H. a. cratevas'' H. H. Druce, 1891 :*'' H. a. marie'' Tennent, 2001 :*'' H. a. suethes'' H. H. Druce, 1891 *''

Hypochrysops aristocles ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1898 *''

Hypochrysops argyriorufa ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' van Eecke, 1924 *''

Hypochrysops arronica ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae Species description, first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a ...

'' Felder, 1859 *''

Hypochrysops aurantiaca ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Yagishita, 2004 *''

Hypochrysops bakeri ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae Species description, first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a ...

'' Joicey & Talbot, 1916 *''

Hypochrysops boisduvali ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Oberthür, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops byzos ''Hypochrysops byzos'', the yellow-spot jewel, is a member of the family Lycaenidae. Its range consist of eastern Australia. The wingspan of both the male and female is about 3 cm. References Luciini Butterflies described in 1832

'' Boisduval, 1832 :*'' H. b. hecalius'' Miskin, 1884 *''

Hypochrysops calliphon ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops castaneus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Sands, 1986 *''

Hypochrysops chrysanthis ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Felder, 1860 *''

Hypochrysops chrysargyra ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea ...

'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895 *''

Hypochrysops chrysodesmus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1899 *''

Hypochrysops chrysotoxus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890 *''

Hypochrysops cleon ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae Species description, first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1900 *''

Hypochrysops coelisparsus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Butler, 1883 :*'' H. c. kerri'' Riley, 1932 *''

Hypochrysops coruscans ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1897 :*'' H. c. subcaeruleum'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896 :*'' H. c. ceramicum'' H. H. Druce, 1903 :*'' H. c. dinawa'' -Bethune-Baker, 1908 *''

Hypochrysops cyane ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 *''

Hypochrysops delicia ''Hypochrysops delicia'', the moonlight jewel, is a member of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Australia. The wingspan is about 40 mm. The larvae feed on ''Acacia'' species, including '' A. binervia'', '' A. dealbata'', '' A. ...

Hewitson Hewitson is an English family name. The name comes from the patronym of the given name Hewitt, meaning "son of Hewitt". It derived from the Old French aristocratic and saint's name ''Hughe'', ''Hugh'' brought to England by Normans. Such patronym ...

, 1875 :*'' H. d. delos'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 :*'' H. d. duaringae'' Waterhouse, 1903 :*'' H. d. regina'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895 *''

Hypochrysops dicomus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Hewitson, 1874 *''

Hypochrysops digglesii ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Hewitson, 1874 *''

Hypochrysops dinawa ''Hypochrysops dinawa'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from southern New Guinea to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Indep ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *''

Hypochrysops dohertyi ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Oberthür, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops doleschallii ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Felder, 1860 *''

Hypochrysops elgneri ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1909 :*'' H. e. barnardi'' Waterhouse, 1934 *''

Hypochrysops emiliae ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' D'Abrera, 1971 *''

Hypochrysops epicurus ''Hypochrysops epicurus'', the dull jewel, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia ...

'' Miskin, 1876 *''

Hypochrysops eucletus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Felder, 1865 :*'' H. e. dyope'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895 :*'' H. e. eratosthenes'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. e. menandrus'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. e. vulcanicus'' D'Abrera, 1971 *''

Hypochrysops eunice ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *'' Hypochyrsops felderi'' Oberthür, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops ferruguineus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Sands, 1986 *''

Hypochrysops geminatus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea ...

'' Sands, 1986 *''

Hypochrysops halyaetus ''Hypochrysops halyaetus'', the western jewell, is a member of the family Lycaenidae of butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterfli ...

'' Hewitson, 1874 *''

Hypochrysops herdonius ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Hewitson, 1874 *''

Hypochrysops heros ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1894 :*'' H. h. imogena'' D'Abrera, 1971 :*'' H. h. polemon'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *''

Hypochrysops hippuris ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Hewitson, 1874 *''

Hypochrysops honora ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1898 *'' Hypochrysops hypates'' Hewitson, 1874 :*'' H. h. zeuxis'' Staudinger, 1888 *''

Hypochrysops ignita ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Leach, 1814 :*'' H. i. chrysonotus'' Grose-Smith, 1899 :*'' H. i. erythrina'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1909 :*'' H. i. olliffi'' Miskin, 1889 *''

Hypochrysops lucilla ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' D'Abrera, 1971 *''

Hypochrysops luteus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Sands, 1986 *''

Hypochrysops makrikii ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Ribbe, 1900 *''

Hypochrysops meeki ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1905 *''

Hypochrysops mioswara ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1913 *''

Hypochrysops mirabillis ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Pagenstecher, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops miraculum ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' H. H. Druce & Bethune-Baker, 1893 *''

Hypochrysops miskini ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Waterhouse, 1903 *''

Hypochrysops narcissus ''Hypochrysops narcissus'', the Narcissus jewel, is a member of the family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are ...

, 1775 *''

Hypochrysops pagenstecheri ''Hypochrysops pagenstecheri ''is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae endemic to New Britain New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separate ...

'' Ribbe, 1899 *''

Hypochrysops piceata ''Hypochrysops piceatus'', commonly referred to as the bulloak jewel, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1969 by John Kerr, Jack Macqueen, and Don Sands. It is restricted to two pr ...

'' Kerr, Macqueen & Sands, 1969 *''

Hypochrysops plotinus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops polycletus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 :*'' H. p. atromarginata'' H. H. Druce, 1891 :*'' H. p. brunnea'' H. H. Druce, 1903 :*'' H. p. epicletus'' Felder, 1859 :*'' H. p. hylaithus'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. p. hypochrysops'' Oberthür, 1880 :*'' H. p. kaystrus'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. p. linos'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. p. menyllus'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. p. oineus'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. p. rex'' Boisduval, 1832 :*'' H. p. rovena'' H. H. Druce, 1891 *''

Hypochrysops pratti ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1913 *''

Hypochrysops protogenes ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Felder, 1865 :*'' H. p. cleonides'' Grose-Smith, 1900 :*'' H. p. hermogenes'' Grose-Smith, 1894 :*'' H. p. pretiosus'' Grose-Smith, 1894 :*'' H. p. thesaurus'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops pyrodes ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Cassidy, 2003 *''

Hypochrysops pythias ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Felder, 1865 :*'' H. p. aurifer'' Grose-Smith, 1898 :*'' H. p. drucei'' Oberthür, 1894 :*'' H. p. euclides'' Miskin, 1889 *''

Hypochrysops resplendens ''Hypochrysops resplendens'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *''

Hypochrysops ribbei ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Röber, 1886 *''

Hypochrysops rufimargo ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Rothschild, 1915 *''

Hypochrysops rufinus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1898 *''

Hypochrysops scintillans ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Butler, 1882 :*'' H. s. carveri'' D'Abrera, 1971 :*'' H. s. carolina'' D'Abrera, 1971 :*'' H. s. constancea'' D'Abrera, 1971 :*'' H. s. squalliensis'' D'Abrera, 1971 *''

Hypochrysops simplex ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896 *''

Hypochrysops siren ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *'' Hypochrsops taeniata'' Jordan, 1908 *''

Hypochrysops thauma ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Staudinger, 1895 *''

Hypochrysops theon ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Felder, 1865 :*'' H. t. alix'' Grose-Smith, 1900 :*'' H. t. carmen'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1899 :*'' H. t. medocus'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 :*'' H. t. theonides'' Grose-Smith, 1894 :*'' H. t. theophanes'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops thesaurus ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. F ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *''

Hypochrysops utyi ''Hypochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This particular genus is exclusive to the Australian area with only a few species straying into Papua New Guinea. ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1913

References

* {{Taxonbar , from=Q633652 Luciini Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder Taxa named by Rudolf Felder