Flos apidanus

Plain plushblue
Flos apidanus Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Flos
Species: F. apidanus
Binomial name
Flos apidanus
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms

Amblypodia apidanus

Flos apidanus, the plain plushblue,[1] is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.[2]

Subspecies

  • F. a. apidanus Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Tanahdjampea, Tambora
  • F. a. ahamus Doherty, 1891 Assam, Central Burma, South Burma, Mergui, Thailand, Langkawi
  • F. a. saturatus (Snellen, 1890) Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, Belitung
  • F. a. xisuthrus (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Nias
  • F. a. arahat (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Bawean
  • F. a. phalakron (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Northeast Sumatra
  • F. a. himna (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Philippines (Mindanao)
  • F. a. palawanus (Staudinger, 1889) Palawan, Sulawesi

Range in India

The butterfly is found in India from Assam (Cachar) to Karens (Myanmar) and from Dawnas to southern Myanmar.[1]

Status

In 1932, William Harry Evans reported that the species was rare.[1]

See also

Cited references

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 271, ser no H49.75.
  2. ↑ "Flos Doherty, 1889" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

References

  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
  • Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
  • Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
  • Asahi Correctly determined photos of A. apidanus (as Flos apidanus) from the Philippines


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