Albulina asiatica
| Azure mountain blue | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Albulina |
| Species: | A. asiatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Albulina asiatica (Elwes, 1882) | |
Albulina asiatica, the azure mountain blue,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in the Himalayas that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Taxonomy
The butterfly was earlier known as Polyommatus asiatica Moore.[3][3]
Range
The butterfly occurs in the Himalayas (Sikkim) and the Central Asian mountains.[2]
See also
Cited references
- ↑ Card for asiatica in LepIndex. Accessed 14 October 2006.
- 1 2 Albulina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 228, ser no H22.15.
References
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
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