Araotes lapithis

Araotes lapithis, the witch, is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm [1] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Witch
Araotes lapithis decolor Courvoisier Collection, Basel
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Araotes lapithis
Binomial name
Araotes lapithis
(Moore 1857)

Subspecies

  • A. l. lapithis Sikkim, Assam - South China, West Thailand, Burma
  • A. l. uruwela Fruhstorfer, 1912 SouthThailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore, Borneo
  • A. l. arianus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Palawan
  • A. l. decolor Fruhstorfer, 1899 Nias
  • A. l. archytas Fruhstorfer, 1912 Java
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References

  1. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
  • Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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