Flos apidanus
Appearance
Plain plushblue | |
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From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Flos |
Species: | F. apidanus
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Binomial name | |
Flos apidanus (Cramer, [1777])
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Synonyms | |
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Flos apidanus, the plain plushblue,[1] is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]- F. a. apidanus Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Tanahdjampea, Tambora
- F. a. ahamus Doherty, 1891 Assam, central Myanmar, southern Myanmar, 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
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F. a. palawanus
Range in India
[edit]The butterfly is found in India from Assam (Cachar) to Karens (Myanmar) and from Dawnas to southern Myanmar.[1]
Status
[edit]In 1932, William Harry Evans reported that the species was rare.[1]
See also
[edit]Cited references
[edit]- ^ a b c Evans, W. H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 271, ser no H49.75.
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Flos apidanus (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
References
[edit]- 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.