''Megalopalpus'' 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 ...

Species

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Megalopalpus angulosus ''Megalopalpus angulosus'', the Grünberg's harvester, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic o ...

'' Grünberg, 1910 *''

Megalopalpus metaleucus ''Megalopalpus metaleucus'', the large harvester, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République ...

'' Karsch, 1893 *''

Megalopalpus simplex ''Megalopalpus simplex'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered ...

'' Röber, 1886 *'' Megalopalpus zymna'' (Westwood, 851

References

Seitz A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65
Miletinae Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Julius Röber {{Miletinae-stub