Horaga onyx
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| Common Onyx | |
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| Horaga onyx sardonyx Fruhstorfer, 1914. The Malaya subspecies. | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| 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
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Cited references
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 5 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 .
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
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