Arhopala paralea

Arhopala paralea, the glazed oakblue, (sometimes in Amblypodia)[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Glazed oakblue
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. paralea
Binomial name
Arhopala paralea
(Evans, [1925])
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia paralea Evans, [1925]

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Manipur to Shan states.[2]

Status

It was considered rare by William Harry Evans in 1932.[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 paralea". 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. 263, ser no H49.37.

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