''Hypolycaena sipylus'' 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. It is widespread in Indonesia as well as occurring in the Philippines and the New Guinea region. It is the type species of the genus ''Hypolycaena''.
On ''Hypolycaena'' from Maluku, Indonesia, including the first description of male ''Hypolycaena asahi'' (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
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Subspecies
*''H. s. sipylus'' (Moluccas)
*''H. s. tharrytas'' C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Philippines)
*''H. s. giscon'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 (northern Sulawesi, Sula islands)
*''H. s. rhodanus'' Fruhstorfer (southern Sulawesi)
*''H. s. numa'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Wetar Island, south-western Maluku, Lesser Sunda chain)
*''H. s. capella'' Fruhstorfer (Lombok)
Gallery
Image:Hypolycaena_sipylus_sipylus_male.JPG, ''H. s. sipylus'' male
Image:Hypolycaena_sipylus_sipylus_female.JPG, ''H. s. sipylus'' female
Image:Hypolycaena_sipylus_giscon_male.JPG, ''H. s. giscon'' male
Image:Hypolycaena_sipylus_giscon_female.JPG, ''H. s. giscon'' female
Image:Hypolycaena_sipylus_numa_male.JPG, ''H. s. numa'' male
Image:Hypolycaena_sipylus_numa_female.JPG, ''H. s. numa'' female
References
Butterflies described in 1860
Hypolycaenini
Butterflies of Indonesia
Butterflies of Oceania
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