Hypolycaena amabilis

Hypolycaena amabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypolycaena
Species:	H. amabilis
Binomial name
	Hypolycaena amabilis; (de Nicéville, [1895])
Synonyms
	Chliaria amabilis de Nicéville, 1895; Zeltus amabilis; Chliaria libsa Corbet, 1948;

Hypolycaena amabilis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1895. It is found in South-east Asia.

Description

A beautiful large form; the above is sky-blue with but little black in the apex, at the costa and margin. The under surface exhibits the postdiscal band very medianly situate; the marginal area of the hindwing shows bright spots. The female is above blackish-brown with a white anal area of the hindwing.^[2]

Subspecies

Hypolycaena amabilis amabilis (Java)
Hypolycaena amabilis lisba (Corbet, 1948) (southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo)

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Hypolycaena C. & R. Felder, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
^ Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[1] Savela, Markku. "Hypolycaena C. & R. Felder, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 10, 2017.

[2] Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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