Phasis (butterfly)
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Phasis is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae
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Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
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Species
- Phasis braueriPhasis braueriBrauer’s Arrowhead is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the West Cape to Queenstown in the East Cape....
Dickson, 1968 - Phasis clavumPhasis clavumThe Namaqua Arrowhead is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.The wingspan is 29-39.5 mm for males and 35-44 mm females...
Murray, 1935 - Phasis pringleiPhasis pringleiPringle's Arrowhead is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the Roggeveld escarpment of the North Cape....
Dickson, 1977 - Phasis theroPhasis theroThe Silver Arrowhead or Hooked Copper is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.The wingspan is 31-46 mm for males and 38-47 mm females. Adults of ssp. thero are on wing from September to November and again from March to May in two generations. Adults of ssp...
(Linnaeus, 1764)