Surendra vivarna
| Acacia blue | |
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| Surendra vivarna, North Sulawesi, Alan Cassidy photo | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Surendra |
| Species: | S. vivarnana |
| Binomial name | |
| Surendra vivarna (Horsfield, 1829) | |
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The Acacia Blue, Surendra vivarna is a species of lycaenid or Hairstreak butterfly found in Sri Lanka, India and the Indonesian Islands as far as Sulawesi.[1]
Range
As for the genus Surendra, except not recorded from China, or on Philippines proper (where it is replaced by S. maniliana), but from Balabac, Palawan and the Calamian Group.[2]
Description
In the male, the wings above are deep shining purplish blue, with a black apical border on the forewing, and on the hindwing both the costal and inner margins are broadly black bordered. In Sulawesi, the female is plain brown, with thread-like borders on both wings, while from Borneo westwards the female is a steely blue on the upperside, with diffuse darker borders. The underside is brown, with a series of white-edged dark striae, see pictures.
Sub-Species
The sub-specific name amisena Hewitson, 1862, is used for specimens from South Burma, Thailand, Malaya, and Sumatra,[3] while palowna Staudinger, 1889, is used in Borneo[4] and samina Fruhstorfer, 1904, in Sulawesi.[2] Other subspecies are agdistis Fruhstorfer from Nias, biplagiata Butler from southern India, latimargo Moore from the Andamans and discalis Moore from Sri Lanka.
Foodplants
Fabaceae (Acacia, Albizia, Paraserianthes); facultatively attended by various ants.
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About to emerge
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Wings enlarging
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Male, Underside, North Sulawesi, set specimen, Alan Cassidy collection.
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Male, Upperside, North Sulawesi, set specimen, Alan Cassidy collection.
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Female, Underside, North Sulawesi, set specimen, Alan Cassidy collection.
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Female, Upperside, North Sulawesi, set specimen, Alan Cassidy collection.
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Female, Upperside, West Brunei, set specimen, Alan Cassidy collection.
Cited references
- ↑ Eliot J.N., in The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, 4th Edition.
- 1 2 Vane-Wright R.I. & de Jong R. 2003. The Butterflies of Sulawesi.
- ↑ Pinratana A. Butterflies in Thailand, Volume 4, 1981.
- ↑ Seki Y. Butterflies of Borneo, Volume 2, No. 1, 1991.