Arhopala allata suffusa

Tytler's rosy oakblue
Upperside on left, underside right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. allata
Subspecies:	A. a. suffusa
Trinomial name
Arhopala allata suffusa (Tytler, 1915)
Synonyms
Amblypodia suffusaTytler, 1915

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.

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

• Lycaenidae
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

Cited references

1. 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.
2. Mondal, Anik Chandra; Neogi, Amit Kumer. "Notes On Two Lycaenid Butterflies Confirm To Bangladesh".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. 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.