Pratapa icetoides
| Blue Royal | |
|---|---|
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| Pratapa icetoides carmentalis, male, | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pratapa |
| Species: | P. icetoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pratapa icetoides (Elwes, 1892). | |
The Blue Royal Pratapa icetoides[1] is a species of blue butterfly found in South East Asia.
Range
The butterfly occurs in India from Assam, the Khasi Hills, eastwards and across to north and south Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Nias.[2][3]
Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as Camena icetoides and Ancema icetoides[4]
Status
Not Rare Evans[3] and Wynter-Blyth.[5]
Description
- For a key to the terms used see Lepidopteran glossary
The butterfly has a wingspan of 30 to 32 mm. UP: Male - The White-banded Royal above is a shining bright blue up to base of 4 in the forewing. On the hindwing is a mid-costal white patch. The male has a large but inconspicuous brand on the UPH. Female - Pale dull powdery blue with a broad black border on both wings. UN: The butterfly is pale-brown with no bars end cell. The FW has an outwardly white-edged discal line curved inwards.[6]
Cited references
- ↑ Yutaka Inayoshi, A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, page on Pratapa icetoides.
- ↑ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Pratapa genus.
- 1 2 Evans, W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H59.8, pp 281.
- ↑ Card for icetoides in LepIndex. Accessed 08 August 2007.
- ↑ Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, pg 340.
- ↑ Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim, pg 106.
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.
- Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera .
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Yutaka Inayoshi, A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, page on Family Lycaenidae (accessed on 7 August 2007).