Hypothecla astyla

Hypothecla astyla
Hypothecla astyla palawensis male
Hypothecla astyla palawensis female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypothecla
Species:	H. astyla
Binomial name
Hypothecla astyla (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)
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Hypolycaena astyla (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862) Lycaena astyla Boisduval [unpublished name] Hypolycaena mindanaensis Fruhstorfer, [1912] Hypothecla astyla cebuensis M. & T. Okana, 1991 Hypolycaena tegea Fruhstorfer, [1912]

Hypothecla astyla is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found on the Philippines.

Subspecies

• Hypothecla astyla astyla (Philippines: Luzon)
• Hypothecla astyla mindanaensis (Fruhstorfer, [1912]) (Philippines: Mindanao)
• Hypothecla astyla palawensis H. Hayashi, 1976 (Philippines: Palawan)
• Hypothecla astyla 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. and Felder, R., 1862. Lepidoptera nova a Dre. Carolo Semper in insulis Philippinis collecta, Series secunda. Wien ent. Monats. 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) Nachr. entomol. Apollo Suppl.14: 7-118.
• Takanami, Y. & Seki, Y. A synonymic list of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Edn. 12.
• Treadaway, C. G. & Schrőder, Heinz , 2012. Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachr. entomol. Apollo Suppl.20: 1-64.