Biology:Lestranicus
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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
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| Lestranicus transpectus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Lestranicus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983 |
Lestranicus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by John Nevill Eliot and Akito Kawazoe in 1983. The two species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm and the bordering Palearctic realm.
Species
- Lestranicus transpectus (Moore, 1879) – white-banded hedge blue (Sikkim to Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and China)
- Lestranicus yoshidai Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983 (Philippines)
External links
- Savela, Markku (October 21, 2016). "Lestranicus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/lestranicus/.
- Takanami, Yusuke; Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Lestranicus". http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/Lycaenopsis-Phil/Lestranicus.html. With images.
Wikidata ☰ Q1768666 entry
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