Araotes lapithis

Araotes lapithis, the witch, is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm[1] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1857.

Witch
Araotes lapithis decolor Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Araotes
Species:
A. lapithis
Binomial name
Araotes lapithis
(Moore, 1857)

Subspecies

  • A. l. lapithis Sikkim, Assam - South China, West Thailand, Myanmar
  • A. l. uruwela Fruhstorfer, 1912 southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore, Borneo
  • A. l. arianus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Palawan
  • A. l. decolor Fruhstorfer, 1899 Nias
  • A. l. archytas Fruhstorfer, 1912 Java

References

  1. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  • Evans, W. H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
  • Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.


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