Renewing and Updating of Scientific and Common Names of Egyptian Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Plant Protection Research Institute, ARC, Giza, Egypt

2 Dept. of Plant Prot., Fac. of Agric., Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo

Abstract

There are 23 lycaenid species are here treated pertaining the renewing and updating of the scientific and common names (vernacular names) for the first time in Egypt. Two species under Subfamily: Lycaeninae; 16 species under Subfamily: Polyommatinae and five species under Subfamily:Theclinae.

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