Choaspes subcaudata | |
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From top: male, female and male underside | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Choaspes |
Species: | C. subcaudata |
Binomial name | |
Choaspes subcaudata | |
Synonyms | |
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Choaspes subcaudata, commonly known as the blue awlking, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Asia, Malaysia and Borneo. [2] The species was first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1867.
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Aporosa is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1825. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Queensland.
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Choaspes furcata, the hooked awlking, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
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Curetis tagalica, the southern sunbeam, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It is found in Southeast Asia.
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