Arhopala allata suffusa

Tytler's Rosy Oakblue
Upperside on left, underside right
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species: A. allata
Subspecies: A. a. suffusa
Trinomial name
Arhopala allata suffusa
(Tytler, 1915)
Synonyms

Amblypodia suffusa Tytler, 1915

Tytler's Rosy Oakblue (Arhopala allata suffusa, sometimes placed in Amblypodia[1]) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Manipur across onto southern Shan states, Dawnas and Ataran. [2]

Status

Rare.[2]

Cited references

  1. Card for suffusa in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  2. 1 2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H49.8, pp 258.

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