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Spalgis Moore 1879

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Spalgini

Introduction

A small genus with one Asian species (S. epeus), two African species (S. jacksoni, S. lemolea) and one from Madagascar (S. tintinga). The chrysalides of these species are said to resemble the head of a monkey (Hinton, 1974).

References

Ackery, P. R., Smith, C. R. & Vane-Wright, R. I. (ed.) 1995 Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.

Hinton, H. E. 1974 Lycaenid pupae that mimic anthropoid heads. J. Ent. (A) 49, 65-69.

Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.

Title Illustrations
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Scientific Name Spalgis epeus
Location Wayanad, India
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Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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Scientific Name Spalgis epeus
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage pupa
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