Biology:Callictita

Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Callictita
Callictita cyara figure 1
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Tribe:	Polyommatini
Genus:	Callictita Bethune-Baker, 1908

Callictita is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to New Guinea (Australasian realm).

Species

• The cyara species group
  • Callictita cyara Bethune-Baker, 1908
• The albiplaga species group
  • Callictita albiplaga (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) New Guinea
  • Callictita lara Parsons, 1986 New Guinea
• The mala species group
  • Callictita felgara Parsons, 1986 New Guinea
  • Callictita jola Parsons, 1986 New Guinea
  • Callictita mala Parsons, 1986 New Guinea
• The afrakiana species group
  • Callictita arfakiana Wind & Clench, 1947 New Guinea
  • Callictita tifala Parsons, 1986 New Guinea
• Unknown species group
  • Callictita upola Parsons & Hirowatari, 1988 New Guinea

External links

• "Callictita Bethune-Baker, 1908" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q5022050 entry