Hypolycaena alcestis

Hypolycaena alcestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypolycaena
Species:	H. alcestis
Binomial name
	Hypolycaena alcestis; (Grose-Smith, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
	Thecla alcestis Grose-Smith, 1889;

Hypolycaena alcestis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1889. It is found on Guadalcanal and Tulagi.

References

Savela, Markku. "Hypolycaena alcestis (Grose-Smith, 1889)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2018.

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