Flos apidanus

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Plain plushblue
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From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Flos
Species:
F. apidanus
Binomial name
Flos apidanus
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia apidanus

Flos apidanus, the plain plushblue, [1] is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. [2]

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Subspecies

Range in India

The butterfly is found in India from Assam (Cachar) to Karens (Myanmar) and from Dawnas to southern Myanmar. [1]

Status

In 1932, William Harry Evans reported that the species was rare. [1]

See also

Cited references

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, W. H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 271, ser no H49.75.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Flos apidanus (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

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