Iraota rochana
| Scarce Silverstreak | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iraota |
| Species: | I. rochana |
| Binomial name | |
| Iraota rochana Horsfield, 1829. | |
The Scarce Silverstreak, Iraota rochana is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly with several subspecies found in (Manipur, Burma, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Malaya, Langkawi, Thailand, Singapore, Sulawesi and the Philippines.
Gallery
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Male, Brunei, set specimen, Alan Cassidy collection.
External links
- Asahi Correctly determined photos of I. rochana from the Philippines
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