Upolampes

Upolampes is a monotypic genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Its single species, Upolampes evena, is found in New Guinea, from Western New Guinea to Papua New Guinea and Karkar Island (Australasian realm).

Upolampes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Upolampes
Bethune-Baker, 1908
Species:
U. evena
Binomial name
Upolampes evena
(Hewitson, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Lycaena evena Hewitson, 1876
  • Upolampes striata Bethune-Baker, 1908


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