Flos fulgida
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| F. f. singhapura from the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland | |
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Flos fulgida, the shining plushblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm, including India. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863.[2][3]
Subspecies
- F. f. fulgida Sikkim, Assam - Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
- F. f. singhapura (Distant, 1885) Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo
- F. f. zilana (Fruhstorfer, 1900) Philippines (Basilan, Mindoro)
References
- ^ Hewitson, 1863 Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Flos fulgida (Hewitson, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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