Arhopala allata suffusa
Arhopala allata suffusa, the Tytler's rosy oakblue, sometimes placed in Amblypodia,[1] is a small subspecies of butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
| Tytler's rosy oakblue | |
|---|---|
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| Upperside on left, underside right | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. a. suffusa |
| Trinomial name | |
| Arhopala allata suffusa (Tytler, 1915) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amblypodia suffusa Tytler, 1915 | |
Range
The butterfly occurs in India from Manipur across onto southern Shan states, Dawnas and Ataran. The species has also been spotted in Bangladesh.[2][3]
Status
This subspecies is rare.[3]
See also
Wikispecies has information related to Arhopala allata suffusa.
Cited references
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amblypodia suffusa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- Mondal, Anik Chandra; Neogi, Amit Kumer. "Notes On Two Lycaenid Butterflies Confirm To Bangladesh".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 258, ser no H49.8.
References
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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