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Flos fulgida

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Shining plushblue
F. f. singhapura from the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Flos
Species:
F. fulgida
Binomial name
Flos fulgida
Synonyms
  • Arhopala fulgida (Hewitson, 1863)
  • Amblypodia fulgida
Close wing position of Flos fulgida (Hewitson, (1863)) – Shining Plushblue

Flos fulgida, the shining plushblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm, including India. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863.[2][3]

Subspecies

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  • F. f. fulgida Sikkim, Assam – Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
  • F. f. singhapura (Distant, 1885) Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo
  • F. f. zilana (Fruhstorfer, 1900) Philippines (Basilan, Mindoro)

References

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  1. ^ Hewitson, 1863 Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Flos fulgida (Hewitson, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Seitz, A., 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9