Flos fulgida

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Shining plushblue
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F. f. singhapura from the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Flos
Species:
F. fulgida
Binomial name
Flos fulgida
(Hewitson, 1863 [1]
Synonyms
  • Arhopala fulgida(Hewitson, 1863)
  • Amblypodia fulgida
Close wing position of Flos fulgida (Hewitson, (1863)) - Shining Plushblue Close wing position of Flos fulgida (Hewitson, (1863)) - Shining PlushblueDSC 7562.jpg
Close wing position of Flos fulgida (Hewitson, (1863)) – Shining Plushblue

Flos fulgida, the shining plushblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm, including India. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. [2] [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Hewitson, 1863 Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Flos fulgida (Hewitson, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9


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