Magnastigma

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Magnastigma is a genus of neotropical butterflies in the Lycaenidae family. The genus was established by Nicolay in 1977 and is related to the Eumaeini tribe. One species is Magnastigma hirsuta, described by Prittwitz in 1865 and depicted in Hewitson’s Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera.

Scientific classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Lycaenidae
- Genus: Magnastigma (Nicolay, 1977)