Udara dilecta

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Pale hedge blue
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Male Udara (Udara) dilecta dilecta from Thailand, type species of Udara
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In Nepal
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Udara
Species:
U. dilecta
Binomial name
Udara dilecta
(Moore, 1879)

Udara dilecta, the pale hedge blue or Himalayan pale hedge blue, is a small butterfly found in India, [1] Nepal, China, and Malaya that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1879.

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Mud-puddling Udara dilectus puddling.jpg
Mud-puddling

Taxonomy

If adopting the common practice of many Lepidopterists to use the original gender of the species name, here the formation of the scientific name can instead be Udara dilectus (Moore, 1879).

Cited references

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (December 25, 2018). "Udara dilectus (Moore, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

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