Albulina asiatica
| Azure Mountain Blue | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Albulina |
| Species: | A. asiatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Albulina asiatica (Elwes, 1882) | |
The Azure Mountain Blue (Albulina asiatica)[1][2] is a small butterfly found in the Himalayas that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
Taxonomy
The butterfly was earlier known as Polyommatus asiatica Moore[3][3]
Range
The butterfly occurs in the Himalayas (Sikkim) and the Central Asian mountains.[2]
Cited references
- ↑ Card for asiatica in LepIndex. Accessed 14 October 2006.
- 1 2 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Albulina genus.
- 1 2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H22.15, pp 228
See also
References
- Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 14 October 2006].
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
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