Oreolyce quadriplaga

Indomalayan realm

Naga hedge blue
Oreolyce quadriplaga in a collection of Lycaenidae from Malaya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Oreolyce
Species:
O. quadriplaga
Binomial name
Oreolyce quadriplaga
(Snellen, 1892)

Oreolyce quadriplaga, the Naga hedge blue,[1] is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm[2] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Subspecies

  • O. q. quadriplaga Java, Malaya. India
  • O. q. aphala (Fruhstorfer, 1910) East Java
  • O. q. nearcha (Fruhstorfer, 1917)


Taxonomy

The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis quadriplaga (Tytler).[2]

Range

It is found in Nagaland in India.[2], Java and Malaya.

See also

Cited references

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oreolyce quadriplaga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 221–226, ser no H21.4.

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