Arhopala alax

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

Amblypodia alaxEvans, 1932

Arhopala alax, the silky oakblue, [1] (sometimes placed in Amblypodia ) [2] [3] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

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Range

The butterfly has been found in India from Manipur onto Dawnas. [2] [4]

Status

William Harry Evans reported that the species was common in 1932. [4]

See also

Cited references

  1. "Arhopala Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 1 2 "Amblypodia Horsfield, [1829]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amblypodia alax". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
  4. 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 263, ser no H49.35.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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