Sancterila is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
It contains three subgenera: Sancterila, Celarchus, and Armentulus. Celarchus was originally described as a distinct genus, of which Armentulus was a subgenus.Cassidy, A.C., 1995. On the Lycaenopsis group of genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region. Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan 46: 45–62
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)
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External links
"Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms