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Aegilips
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Aegilips

Aegilips (Greek: Αἰγίλιψ) is an Ancient Greek name of an island in the Ionian Sea, near Ithaca. In Homer's Iliad, book II, Aegilips is part of Odysseus's kingdom. Some researchers, including Wilhelm Dörpfeld estimate that Aegilips is present day island of Meganisi.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Aegilips bicolorata

speciesAegilips bicolorata

Aegilips dalmani

speciesAegilips dalmani

Aegilips capensis

speciesAegilips capensis

Aegilips nitidula

speciesAegilips nitidula

Aegilips atricornis

speciesAegilips atricornis

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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 379629.