Spalgis

Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Spalgis
Spagis epius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Miletinae
Tribe: Spalgini
Genus: Spalgis
Moore, 1879[1]

Spalgis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Spalgis are found in the Australasian realm (New Guinea), the Indomalayan realm, and the Afrotropical realm. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1879.

Species

  • Spalgis asmus Parsons, 1986
  • Spalgis baiongus Cantlie & Norman, 1960
  • Spalgis epius (Westwood, [1851])
  • Spalgis jacksoni Stempffer, 1967
  • Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
  • Spalgis takanamii Eliot, 1984
  • Spalgis tintinga (Boisduval, 1833)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spalgis.
Wikispecies has information related to Spalgis.
  1. ^ Spalgis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Images representing Spalgis at Bold
Taxon identifiers
Spalgis


  • v
  • t
  • e