Amblypodia areste

Tailless Plushblue
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Amblypodia
Species: A. areste
Binomial name
Amblypodia areste
(Hewitson, 1862)

The Tailless Plushblue (Amblypodia areste) [1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Assam and Northern and Southern Shan states. [2]

Status

Rare.[2]

Cited references

  1. Card for areste in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H49.79, pp 272.

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