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.

Hypothecla astyla
Male H. a. palawensis
Female H. a. palawensis
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H. astyla
Binomial name
Hypothecla astyla
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  • Lycaena astyla Boisduval [unpublished name]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]

Subspecies

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (February 9, 2013). "Hypothecla astyla (C. & R. Felder, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  • 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.
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  • 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.