Oxylides
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''Oxylides'' 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 ...
. The members are
Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...
c. 1819


Species

*'' Oxylides albata'' (Aurivillius, 1895) *'' Oxylides bella'' Aurivillius, 1899 *'' Oxylides binza'' Berger, 1981 *'' Oxylides faunus'' (Drury, 773 *'' Oxylides feminina'' (Sharpe, 1904) *'' Oxylides gloveri'' Hawker-Smith, 1929 *'' Oxylides stempfferi'' Berger, 1981


References


Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 67
Theclinae Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Theclinae-stub