Biology:Udara dilecta

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Pale hedge blue
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Male Udara (Udara) dilecta dilecta from Thailand, type species of Udara
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In Nepal
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Udara
Species:
U. dilecta
Binomial name
Udara dilecta
(Moore, 1879)

Udara dilecta, the pale hedge blue or Himalayan pale hedge blue, is a small butterfly found in India ,[1] Nepal, China , and Malaya that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1879.

Taxonomy

If adopting the common practice of many Lepidopterists to use the original gender of the species name, here the formation of the scientific name can instead be Udara dilectus (Moore, 1879).

Cited references

References

  • Fleming, W. A., 1975 Butterflies of West Malaysia & Singapore ISBN:0-900848-71-5

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3703374 entry