Britomartis cleoboides
| Britomartis cleoboides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Britomartis |
| Species: | B. cleoboides |
| Binomial name | |
| Britomartis cleoboides Elwes, [1893] | |
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Britomartis cleoboides, the azure royal, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Sikkim to Thailand and from Peninsular Malaysia to Java.
Description
This species is very similar to Creon cleobis. The male is separated from cleoides by having a large round velvety patch on the upperside forewing, without any blue scales. The female is similar to the male, but it does not have the velvety patch.[1]
Subspecies
This species has three subspecies-
Reference
- ↑ Zoological Society of London (1892). Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London. London Natural History Museum Library. London : Zoological Society of London.
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