Biology:Charana mandarinus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Charana mandarinus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

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)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.

External links

  • Charana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q5073920 entry