Sancterila
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983 |
Sancterila is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
It contains three subgenera: Sancterila, Celarchus, and Armentulus. Celarchus was originally described as a distinct genus, of which Armentulus was a subgenus.[1]
The nominotypical subgenus Sancterila contains four species endemic to Sulawesi and one species endemic to Buru and Ambon.
Species[]
Subgenus Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
- (Pagenstecher, 1896)
- Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
- Cassidy, 1995
- Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Subgenus Celarchus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
- (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
- (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
Subgenus Armentulus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
- (de Nicéville, 1902)
References[]
- ^ Cassidy, A.C., 1995. On the Lycaenopsis group of genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region. Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan 46: 45–62
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