Falcate oakblue | |
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Mahathala america, female, North India, from original description. | |
Mahathala america hainani female Courvoisier Collection, Basel | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Mahathala |
Species: | M. ameria |
Binomial name | |
Mahathala ameria | |
The Mahathala ameria, the falcate oakblue, [2] [3] is a species of blue butterfly, of the family Lycaenidae found in South-East Asia.
The butterfly occurs in India from Bengal to Assam, the Khasi Hills, and other parts of north-east India into southern Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Java. It is also found in western and southern China, Hainan and Taiwan. [2]
Rare. [4]
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