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LYCAENIDAE;
LYCAENINAE;
POLYOMMATINI
(Blues)
A cosmopolitan group of small, delicate butterflies, many of which exhibit iridescent or powdery blue dorsal wing surfaces, especially in males. The hindwings of Polyommatini tend to be evenly rounded.

COMMON HEDGE BLUE ♀
Acytolepis puspa bazilana Fruhstorfer 1910 Lycaenidae; Lycaeninae; Polyommatini © Leif Gabrielsen Impalutao, Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines September 24, 2013

COMMON HEDGE BLUE ♂
Acytolepis puspa bazilana Fruhstorfer 1910 Lycaenidae; Lycaeninae; Polyommatini © Luzprescil Go Pabilona Samal, Davao del Norte Philippines November, 2016