Amblopala avidiena

Chinese Hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Amblopala
Species:	A. avidiena
Binomial name
*Amblopala avidiena* (Hewitson 1865)

The Chinese Hairstreak (Amblopala avidiena) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

References

Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
Gaonkar, Harish (1996) Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
Gay,Thomas; Kehimkar,Isaac & Punetha,J.C.(1992) Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
Kunte,Krushnamegh (2005) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.