Ionolyce

Ionolyce is a small genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. I. helicon is widespread in the Indoaustralasian region (India to the Malay Archipelago. I selkonand I.brunnescens are both endemic to the Solomon Islands.

Ionolyce
Ionolyce helicon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Ionolyce
Toxopeus, 1929

Species

  • Ionolyce brunnescens Tite, 1963
  • Ionolyce helicon (Felder, 1860)
  • Ionolyce selkon Parsons, 1986

References

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