Freyeria Explained

Freyeria is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by Ludwig Georg Courvoisier in 1920.

It currently includes three species:^[1]

• Freyeria putli (Kollar, [1844]) – eastern grass jewel – Ceylon, South India, northeast India, Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland), Ryukyu Islands
• Freyeria minuscula (Aurivillius, 1909) – Madagascar
• Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, 1845) – grass jewel – Africa, Arabia, Bulgaria, Greece, Asia Minor, southern Asia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Freyeria Courvoisier, 1920 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 31, 2019.