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Taxonomy of Genus Hypochrysops C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860
Jewels


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
1005
38169
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
348
13640
Genera
Species
TribeLuciini
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
8
486
Genera
Species
GenusHypochrysops
C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860
Jewels
239Species
Subnodes of Hypochrysops C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860
SpeciesHypochrysops akirai Müller & Tennent, 2014
SpeciesHypochrysops alix Grose-Smith, 1900  ⇒ Hypochrysops theon alix
SpeciesHypochrysops alyattes Salvin, 1891
2Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops anacletus Felder, 1860
SpeciesHypochrysops anadyomenon Röber, 1926
SpeciesHypochrysops antiphon Smith, 1897
SpeciesHypochrysops apelles Fabricius, 1775
Copper Jewel
4Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops apollo - Miskin, 1891
Apollo Jewel
3Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops architas Salvin, 1891
2Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops argyriorufa Van Eecke, 1924
SpeciesHypochrysops argyriorufus Van Eecke, 1924
SpeciesHypochrysops aristobul Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHypochrysops aristocles Grose-Smith, 1898  ⇒ Hypochrysops alyattes aristocles
SpeciesHypochrysops arronica Felder, 1859
1Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops atromarginata Druce, 1891  ⇒ Hypochrysops polycletus atromarginata
SpeciesHypochrysops aurantiaca - Yagishita, 2004
SpeciesHypochrysops aurifer Grose-Smith, 1808
SpeciesHypochrysops aurigena Fruhstorfer, 1907
SpeciesHypochrysops bakeri - Joicey & Talbot, 1916
SpeciesHypochrysops barnardi Waterhouse, 1934  ⇒ Hypochrysops elgneri
SpeciesHypochrysops boisduvali Oberthür, 1894  ⇒ Hypochrysops herdonius
SpeciesHypochrysops brunnea Druce, 1902
SpeciesHypochrysops bubases Hewitson, 1875
SpeciesHypochrysops bysos Tite, 1963
SpeciesHypochrysops byzos Boisduval, 1832
Yellow Jewel, Yellow Spot Jewel, Yellow-spot Jewel
SpeciesHypochrysops calliphon Smith, 1894
SpeciesHypochrysops calliphron Jacoby, 1891
SpeciesHypochrysops carmen Grose-Smith, 1899  ⇒ Hypochrysops theonides
1Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops caroli Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesHypochrysops carolina d´Abrera, 1971
SpeciesHypochrysops carveri d´Abrera, 1971
SpeciesHypochrysops castaneus - Sands, 1986
SpeciesHypochrysops ceramicum Druce, 1902
SpeciesHypochrysops chrysanthis Felder, 1860
SpeciesHypochrysops chrysargyra Smith & Kirby, 1895
SpeciesHypochrysops chrysargyrus Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895
SpeciesHypochrysops chrysodesmus Grose-Smith, 1899
SpeciesHypochrysops chrysonotus Grose-Smith, 1899  ⇒ Hypochrysops ignita
SpeciesHypochrysops chrysotoxus - Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890
SpeciesHypochrysops cleon Grose-Smith, 1900
Cleon Jewel, Splendid Jewel
SpeciesHypochrysops cleonides Grose-Smith, 1900
SpeciesHypochrysops coelisparsus - Butler, 1883
Kerr’s Jewel
1Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops constancea d´Abrera, 1971
SpeciesHypochrysops coruscans - Grose-Smith, 1897
2Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops cratevas Salvin, 1891
SpeciesHypochrysops cretatus Sands, 1986
SpeciesHypochrysops cyane Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
Cyane Jewel
SpeciesHypochrysops delicia Hewitson, 1875
Blue Jewel, Moonlight Jewel
2Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops delos Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914  ⇒ Hypochrysops delicia
SpeciesHypochrysops detanii Yagishita, Tennent & Müller, 2013
SpeciesHypochrysops dicomas Hewitson, 1874
2Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops dicomus Hewitson, 1874
SpeciesHypochrysops digglesi Hewitson, 1874
SpeciesHypochrysops digglesii - Hewitson, 1874
Diggle's Blue, Diggles Blue, Diggles´ Blue, Diggles´s blue
2Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops dinawa Bethune-Baker, 1908
SpeciesHypochrysops dohertyi Oberthür, 1894
1Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops doleschallii - Felder, 1860
SpeciesHypochrysops drucei Oberthür, 1894
SpeciesHypochrysops dryope Smith & Kirby, 1895
SpeciesHypochrysops duaringae Waterhouse, 1903  ⇒ Hypochrysops delicia
SpeciesHypochrysops echo Sands, 1986
1Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops elegans Druce, 1873
SpeciesHypochrysops elgneri Waterhouse & Lyell, 1909
Amethyst Jewel, Elgneri Jewel
2Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops emiliae d´Abrera, 1971
SpeciesHypochrysops epicletus Felder, 1859
SpeciesHypochrysops epicuris Dunn & Dunn, 1991
SpeciesHypochrysops epicurus Miskin, 1876
Dull Jewel, Dull Jewell, Mangrove Jewel
SpeciesHypochrysops epopus Cramer, 1782
SpeciesHypochrysops eratosthenes Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHypochrysops eucletus Felder, 1865
5Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops euclides Miskin, 1889
SpeciesHypochrysops eunice Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesHypochrysops felderi Oberthür, 1894
SpeciesHypochrysops ferrugineus Sands, 1986
SpeciesHypochrysops ferruguineus - Sands, 1986
SpeciesHypochrysops fuscus Schröder, 2013
SpeciesHypochrysops geminatus - Sands, 1986
SpeciesHypochrysops gemma Van Eecke, 1924  ⇒ Hypochrysops chrysargyrus
SpeciesHypochrysops halyaeetus
SpeciesHypochrysops halyaetus Hewitson, 1874
Turquoise Jewel, Western Jewel, Western Jewell
SpeciesHypochrysops hecalius Miskin, 1884  ⇒ Hypochrysops byzos
SpeciesHypochrysops herdonius Hewitson, 1874
SpeciesHypochrysops hermogenes Smith, 1894
SpeciesHypochrysops heros Smith, 1894
3Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops hippuris Hewitson, 1874
Hippuris Jewel, Paradise Jewel
2Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops honora Grose-Smith, 1898
SpeciesHypochrysops hylaithus Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHypochrysops hypates Hewitson, 1874
1Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops hypocletus Oberthür, 1880
SpeciesHypochrysops ignita - Leach, 1814
Dingy jewel, Fiery jewel
4Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops ignitus Leach, 1814
Dingy Jewel, Fiery Jewel
4Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops imogena d´Abrera, 1971
SpeciesHypochrysops julie Tennent, 2001
SpeciesHypochrysops kaystrus Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHypochrysops kerri Riley, 1932
SpeciesHypochrysops linas Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHypochrysops linos Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHypochrysops lucilla d´Abrera, 1971
SpeciesHypochrysops luteus - Sands, 1986
SpeciesHypochrysops makrikii - Ribbe, 1900
SpeciesHypochrysops meeki Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
SpeciesHypochrysops menandrus Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHypochrysops menyllus Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHypochrysops mioswara Bethune-Baker, 1913
SpeciesHypochrysops mirabilis Pagenstecher, 1894
SpeciesHypochrysops mirabillis - Pagenstecher, 1894
SpeciesHypochrysops miraculum - Druce & Bethune-Baker, 1893
3Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops miskini - Waterhouse, 1903
Coral Jewel, Miskin's Jewel, Miskin´s jewel
SpeciesHypochrysops modestus Röber, 1926
SpeciesHypochrysops narcissus Fabricius, 1775
Narcissus Jewel
4Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops nebulosis Sands, 1986
SpeciesHypochrysops oineus Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHypochrysops olliffi Miskin, 1889  ⇒ Hypochrysops ignitus olliffi
SpeciesHypochrysops pagenstecheri RIBBE, 1899
SpeciesHypochrysops panaetha
SpeciesHypochrysops piceata Kerr, Macqueen & Sands, 1969  ⇒ Hypochrysops piceatus
Bulloak Jewel, Bullock jewel
SpeciesHypochrysops piceatus Kerr, Macqueen & Sands, 1969
Bulloak Jewel
SpeciesHypochrysops plotinus Smith, 1894
SpeciesHypochrysops polemon Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesHypochrysops polycletus Linnaeus, 1764
Rovena jewel, Royal Jewel
10Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops pratti - Bethune-Baker, 1913
SpeciesHypochrysops pretiosus Smith, 1894
SpeciesHypochrysops protogenes Felder, 1865
4Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops pyrodes - Cassidy, 2003
SpeciesHypochrysops pythias - Felder, 1865
Peacock Jewel
5Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops regina Smith & Kirby, 1895  ⇒ Hypochrysops delicia
SpeciesHypochrysops resplendens Bethune-Baker, 1908
SpeciesHypochrysops rex Boisduval, 1832
1Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops ribbei - Röber, 1886
5Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops rovena Druce, 1891
SpeciesHypochrysops rufimargo Rothschild, 1915
SpeciesHypochrysops rufinus Grose-Smith, 1898
SpeciesHypochrysops sabirius Fruhstorfer, 1908  ⇒ Hypochrysops narcissus
SpeciesHypochrysops scintillans Butler, 1882
6Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops seuthes Salvin, 1891
SpeciesHypochrysops simplex - Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896
SpeciesHypochrysops singkepe d´Abrera, 1977
SpeciesHypochrysops siren - Grose-Smith, 1894
SpeciesHypochrysops squalliensis d´Abrera, 1971
SpeciesHypochrysops stotharti Rothschild, 1915
SpeciesHypochrysops subcaeruleum Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896
SpeciesHypochrysops taeniata Jordan, 1908
SpeciesHypochrysops thauma - Staudinger, 1895
SpeciesHypochrysops theon Felder, 1865
Green-banded Jewel, Greenbanded jewel, Theon Jewel
5Subspecies
SpeciesHypochrysops theonides Smith, 1894
SpeciesHypochrysops theophanes Smith, 1894
SpeciesHypochrysops thesaurus Smith, 1894
SpeciesHypochrysops utyi - Bethune-Baker, 1913
SpeciesHypochrysops vulcanicus d´Abrera, 1971
SpeciesHypochrysops wendisi Bethune-Baker, 1909
SpeciesHypochrysops zeuxis Staudinger, 1888

Synonyms
Waigeum (Staudinger, 1895)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Hypochrysops
EnglishJewels


Distribution of Hypochrysops C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860
Australia


Cameroon
1 Species
Indonesia
38 Species
Malaysia


Panama


Papua New Guinea


Solomon Islands


Thailand


USA




Distribution on islands
Obi Islands


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