Azure mountain blue | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Agriades |
Species: | A. asiatica
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Binomial name | |
Agriades asiatica (
Elwes, 1882)
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Synonyms | |
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Agriades asiatica, the azure mountain blue, [1] is a small butterfly found in the Himalayas that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
The butterfly was earlier known as Polyommatus asiatica [2] or as Albulina asiatica. [3]
The butterfly occurs in the Himalayas ( Sikkim) and the Central Asian mountains. [1]
Azure mountain blue | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Agriades |
Species: | A. asiatica
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Binomial name | |
Agriades asiatica (
Elwes, 1882)
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Synonyms | |
|
Agriades asiatica, the azure mountain blue, [1] is a small butterfly found in the Himalayas that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
The butterfly was earlier known as Polyommatus asiatica [2] or as Albulina asiatica. [3]
The butterfly occurs in the Himalayas ( Sikkim) and the Central Asian mountains. [1]