Pithecops mariae

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| taxon = Pithecops mariae

| authority = de Nicéville, 1894

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  • Petrelaea mariae De Nicéville, 1894
  • Pithecops fulgens mariae De Nicéville, 1894

}}Pithecops mariae is a small butterfly found in Sumatra that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It was first described by British Entomologist Lionel de Nicéville in 1894.{{Cite journal |last=Hirowatari |first=T. |date=1992 |title=A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae) |journal=Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture. Ser. B, Agriculture and Biology |s2cid=83296481 |language=en}}

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Category:Butterflies described in 1894

Category:Butterflies of Asia

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