Arhopala silhetensis
| Sylhet Oakblue | |
|---|---|
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| Male.Museum specimen.Malaya. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. silhetensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala silhetensis (Hewitson, 1862) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amblypodia silhetensis Hewitson, 1862 | |
The Sylhet Oakblue (Arhopala silhetensis, sometimes placed in Amblypodia[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
Museum specimen Female
Range
The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim onto north Myanmar, and, from Karens to south Myanmar. [2]
Status
Rare.[2]
Cited references
- ↑ Card for silhetensis in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
- 1 2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H49.21, pp 260.
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.
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
External links
- Asahi Correctly determined photos of A. silhetensis (as Arhopala silhetensis from the Philippines.
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