''Pithecops mariae'' is a small
butterfly found in
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
that belongs to the
lycaenids or blues family. It was first described by British Entomologist
Lionel de Nicéville in 1894.
References
mariae
Butterflies described in 1894
Butterflies of Asia
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