''Semanga'' is a genus of butterflies 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 genus was erected by

William Lucas Distant William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 February 1922 Wanstead) was an English entomologist. Biography Early years Distant was born in Rotherhithe, the son of whaling captain Alexander Distantspecies:B.R. Subba Rao, Rao, B.R ...

in 1884.

Species

Listed alphabetically: * ''

Semanga helena ''Semanga'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by William Lucas Distant William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 February 1922 Wanstead) was an English entomologist. Biography Early y ...

'' (Röber, 1887) – Helena rededge – found in Banggai and ?Sulawesi * '' Semanga superba'' (Druce, 1873) – found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, Burma, Mergui, Thailand, Pulau Tioman, Sumatra, Thailand and Vietnam

References

Arhopalini Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by William Lucas Distant {{Theclinae-stub