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Freyeria is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by Ludwig Georg Courvoisier in 1920.
| Freyeria | |
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| Freyeria trochylus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Freyeria Courvoisier, 1920 |
It currently includes three species:[1]
- Freyeria putli (Kollar, [1844]) – eastern grass jewel – Ceylon, South India, northeast India, Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland), Ryukyu Islands
- Freyeria minuscula (Aurivillius, 1909) – Madagascar
- Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, 1845) – grass jewel – Africa, Arabia, Bulgaria, Greece, Asia Minor, southern Asia
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Freyeria Courvoisier, 1920". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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