Horaga onyx

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Common Onyx
Horaga onyx sardonyx Fruhstorfer, 1914. The Malaya subspecies.
Horaga onyx sardonyx Fruhstorfer, 1914. The Malaya subspecies.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Horaga
Species: H. onyx
Binomial name
Horaga onyx
(Moore, 1857).

The Common Onyx, Horaga onyx is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.

Horaga onyx onyx Male left, female right
Horaga onyx onyx Male left, female right

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[edit] References

  • Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 05 December 2006].
  • Bingham, C. T. (1907) Fauna of British India. Butterflies. Volume 2.
  • Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
  • Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [1].
  • Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.

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