Pratapa icetoides

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Blue Royal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Pratapa Species: P. icetoides
Binomial name
Pratapa icetoides (Elwes, 1892).

The Blue Royal Pratapa icetoides^[1] is a species of blue butterfly found in South East Asia.

Contents 1 Range 2 Taxonomy 3 Status 4 Description 5 Cited references 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Assam, the Khasi Hills, eastwards and across to north and south Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Nias.^[2][3]

[edit] Taxonomy

The butterfly was previously classified as Camena icetoides and Ancema icetoides^[4]

[edit] Status

Not Rare Evans^[3] and Wynter-Blyth.^[5]

[edit] Description

For a key to the terms used see Lepidopteran glossary

The butterfly has a wingspan of 30 to 32 mm. UP: Male - The White-banded Royal above is a shining bright blue up to base of 4 in the forewing. On the hindwing is a mid-costal white patch. The male has a large but inconspicuous brand on the UPH. Female - Pale dull powdery blue with a broad black border on both wings. UN: The butterfly is pale-brown with no bars end cell. The FW has an outwardly white-edged discal line curved inwards. ^[6].

[edit] Cited references

1. ^ Yutaka Inayoshi, A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, page on Pratapa icetoides.
2. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Pratapa genus.
3. ^ ^{a b} Evans, W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H59.8, pp 281.
4. ^ Card for icetoides in LepIndex. Accessed 08 August 2007.
5. ^ Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, pg 340.
6. ^ Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim, pg 106.

[edit] See also

• Lycaenidae
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

[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.
• Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
• Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
• Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [1].
• Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
• Yutaka Inayoshi, A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, page on Family Lycaenidae (accessed on 07 August 2007).</ref>.