Horaga albimacula

Horaga albimacula, the violet onyx, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.

Violet onyx
Horaga albimacula ohkuboi male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Horaga
Species:
H. albimacula
Binomial name
Horaga albimacula

Subspecies
  • H. a. albimacula Andamans
  • H. a. viola Moore, 1882 Sikkim, Assam, India, Ceylon, Burma
  • H. a. anara Fruhstorfer, 1898 Java
  • H. a. bellula Fruhstorfer, 1897 Sumbawa
  • H. a. albistigmata Moulton, 1912 northern Borneo (Swarawak, Madihit Hills)
  • H. a. anytus (Staudinger, 1889) Palawan
  • H. a. triumphalis Murayama & Sibatani, 1943 Taiwan
  • H. a. ohkuboi Hayashi, 1984 Nias

See also

Cited references

    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.
    • Bingham, C.T. (1907). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. II (1st ed.). London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd.
    • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
    • "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
    • Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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