Sancterila

Sancterila is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Sancterila
Sancterila (Armentulus) shelfordii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Tribe:	Polyommatini
Genus:	Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

It contains three subgenera: Sancterila, Celarchus, and Armentulus. Celarchus was originally described as a distinct genus, of which Armentulus was a subgenus.^[1]

The nominotypical subgenus Sancterila contains four species endemic to Sulawesi and one species endemic to Buru and Ambon.

Species

Subgenus Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

• Sancterila deliciosa (Pagenstecher, 1896)
• Sancterila prattorum Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
• Sancterila drakei Cassidy, 1995
• Sancterila russelli Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

Subgenus Celarchus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

• Sancterila archagathos (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
• Sancterila hermarchus (Fruhstorfer, 1910)

Subgenus Armentulus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

• Sancterila shelfordii (de Nicéville, 1902)