Flos apidanus

Flos apidanus, the plain plushblue,[1] is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.[2]

Plain plushblue
From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Flos
Species:
F. apidanus
Binomial name
Flos apidanus
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia apidanus

Subspecies
  • F. a. apidanus Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Tanahdjampea, Tambora
  • F. a. ahamus Doherty, 1891 Assam, central Myanmar, southern Myanmar, Mergui, Thailand, Langkawi
  • F. a. saturatus (Snellen, 1890) Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, Belitung
  • F. a. xisuthrus (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Nias
  • F. a. arahat (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Bawean
  • F. a. phalakron (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Northeast Sumatra
  • F. a. himna (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Philippines (Mindanao)
  • F. a. palawanus (Staudinger, 1889) Palawan, Sulawesi
  • F. a. palawanus

Range in India

The butterfly is found in India from Assam (Cachar) to Karens (Myanmar) and from Dawnas to southern Myanmar.[1]

Status

In 1932, William Harry Evans reported that the species was rare.[1]

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See also

Cited references
  1. Evans, W. H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 271, ser no H49.75.
  2. Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Flos apidanus (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

References


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