Charana mandarinus

Charana mandarinus, the mandarin blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Charana mandarinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Charana
Species:
C. mandarinus
Binomial name
Charana mandarinus
(Hewitson, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Myrina mandarinus Hewitson, 1863
  • Tajuria mandarinus
  • Charana mandarinus splendens

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Charana mandarinus mandarinus (Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Burma, Thailand)
  • Charana mandarinus splendida Moulton, 1911 (Borneo, Peninsular Malaya, possibly Sumatra)
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  • Charana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

References
  1. Charana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.


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