Albulina asiatica

Azure mountain blue
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Albulina
Species: A. asiatica
Binomial name
Albulina asiatica
(Elwes, 1882)

Albulina asiatica, the azure mountain blue,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in the Himalayas that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Taxonomy

The butterfly was earlier known as Polyommatus asiatica Moore.[3][3]

Range

The butterfly occurs in the Himalayas (Sikkim) and the Central Asian mountains.[2]

See also

Cited references

  1. Card for asiatica in LepIndex. Accessed 14 October 2006.
  2. 1 2 Albulina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  3. 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 228, ser no H22.15.

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