Flos diardi

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Bifid plushblue
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Flos
Species:
F. diardi
Binomial name
Flos diardi
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia abseus
  • Arhopala diardi(Hewitson, 1862)

Flos diardi, the bifid plushblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. [1] Hindwing produced at tornus (tailed) Underside of hindwing discal band in spaces 7, 6 oblique and tapered from apex to end-cell spot. Underside of hindwing with a bifid spot mid-costa, separated from the dark basal area. [2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Flos diardi (Hewitson, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. Evans, W.H. 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 5(3): 85–141