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The Blues (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Lycaeninae) of Papua Indonesia

by Stefan Schröder

 

Hypochlorosis ancharia (Hewitson, 1869)

ssp. ancharia (Hewitson, 1869)
humboldti Druce, 1894

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Rare. This species appears to be closer to Jamides or Epimastidia as to the other species assigned to Hypochlorosis.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island; Biak Island; Supiori Island; Japen Island: Waropen; New Guinea: Kaimana, Mamberamo River, Nabire, Sarmi, Star Mountains, Ubrub, Wandammen Peninsula. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: KSP. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Parson, M., 1999. The butterflies of Papua New Guinea. Their systematics and biology: 736 pp., Academic Press, London.