Hypothecla astyla explained

Hypothecla astyla is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862.^[1] 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.
• Web site: Takanami . Yusuke . Seki . Yasuo . amp . April 1, 2001 . Edition 12 . A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines . https://web.archive.org/web/20010614230418/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/phillist.html . June 14, 2001 . 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

• Web site: Takanami . Yusuke . Seki . Yasuo . amp . 2001 . Genus Hypothecla . A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines . https://web.archive.org/web/20001001122132/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/Theclinae-Phil/Hypothecla.html . October 1, 2000 . Internet Archive. With images.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 9, 2013 . Hypothecla astyla (C. & R. Felder, 1862) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 13, 2020.