''Megalopalpus'' 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 ...
.
Species
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Megalopalpus angulosus''
Grünberg, 1910
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Megalopalpus metaleucus''
Karsch, 1893
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Megalopalpus simplex''
Röber, 1886
*''
Megalopalpus zymna''
(Westwood, 851
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Year 851 ( DCCCLI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Asia
* Bagrat II Bagratuni, Armenian prince and leader of a rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate, is captured by the Abbasi ...
References
Seitz A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65
Miletinae
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Julius Röber
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