Arhopala allata suffusa

Arhopala allata suffusa, the Tytler's rosy oakblue, sometimes placed in Amblypodia,[1] is a small subspecies of butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Tytler's rosy oakblue
Upperside on left, underside right
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
Subspecies:
A. a. suffusa
Trinomial name
Arhopala allata suffusa
(Tytler, 1915)
Synonyms

Amblypodia suffusa Tytler, 1915

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Manipur across onto southern Shan states, Dawnas and Ataran. [2]

Status

This subspecies is rare.[2]

See also

Cited references

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amblypodia suffusa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 258, ser no H49.8.

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