Hypothecla astyla

Hypothecla astyla
Male H. a. palawensis
Female H. a. palawensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypothecla
Species:	H. astyla
Binomial name
Hypothecla astyla (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)
Synonyms
Hypolycaena astyla (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862) Lycaena astyla Boisduval [unpublished name] Hypolycaena mindanaensis Fruhstorfer, [1912] Hypothecla astyla cebuensis M. & T. Okana, 1991 Hypolycaena tegea Fruhstorfer, [1912]

Hypothecla astyla is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is found on the Philippines.

Subspecies

• H. a. astyla (Philippines: Luzon)
• H. a. mindanaensis (Fruhstorfer, [1912]) (Philippines: Mindanao)
• H. a. palawensis H. Hayashi, 1976 (Philippines: Palawan)
• H. a. tegea Fruhstorfer, [1912] (Philippines: Bazilan)

References

• D'Abrera, B. (1986). Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Melbourne.
• Felder, C. & Felder, R. (1862). "Lepidoptera nova a Dre. Carolo Semper in insulis Philippinis collecta, Series secunda". Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift. 6 (9): 282–294.
• Semper, G. (1886-1892). Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen Inseln, I. Tagfalter. 380 + 14 pp., 49 + 2 pls. Wiesbaden.
• Treadaway, C. G. (1995). "Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)" Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 14: 7–118.
• Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (April 1, 2001). "Edition 12". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 14, 2001 – via Internet Archive.
• Treadaway, C. G. & Schrőder, Heinz (2012). "Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 20: 1-64.

External links

• Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Hypothecla". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 1, 2000 – via Internet Archive. With images.