Udara dilecta

Prized hedge blue
Male Udara (Udara) dilecta dilecta from Thailand, type species of Udara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Udara
Species: U. dilecta
Binomial name
Udara dilecta
Moore, 1879

Udara dilecta, the prized hedge blue, is a small butterfly found in India,[1] China, and Malaya that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Cited references

  1. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera. Page on genus Udara at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

References

  • Fleming, W.A., 1975 Butterflies of West Malaysia & Singapore ISBN 0-900848-71-5


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