Araotes lapithis
Araotes lapithis, the witch, is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm [1] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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| Araotes lapithis decolor Courvoisier Collection, Basel | |
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| Species: | Araotes lapithis |
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| 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
- 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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