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Acytolepis
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Acytolepis

Acytolepis is a genus of small butterflies that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species are found in the Indomalayan and the Australasian realms.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Common Hedge Blue

speciesAcytolepis puspa

Acytolepis ripte

speciesAcytolepis ripte

Lilac Hedge Blue

speciesAcytolepis lilacea

Acytolepis najara

speciesAcytolepis najara

Acytolepis samanga

speciesAcytolepis samanga

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 320003.