Arhopala alax

Silky Oakblue
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species: A. alax
Binomial name
Arhopala alax
(Evans, 1932)
Synonyms

Amblypodia alax Evans, 1932

The Silky Oakblue (Arhopala alax, sometimes placed in Amblypodia[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Range

The butterfly has been found in India from Manipur onto Dawnas. [1][3]

Status

Common.[3]

Cited references

  1. 1 2 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Amblypodia genus.
  2. for alax in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  3. 1 2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H49.35, pp 263.

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References

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