Iraota timoleon explained
Iraota timoleon, the silverstreak blue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
Subspecies
- Iraota timoleon arsaces (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (south India - Madhya Pradesh to Kerala) male above of a much brighter, more lustrous metallic blue, female entirely suffused with blue. Beneath the white marking less distinct with blurred contours, particularly also the dually-lobed subbasal spot which is more obliterate and covered with brown. The anal angle of the hindwing shows more metallic blue scales.
- Iraota timoleon timoleon (Stoll, 1790) (Andaman & Nicobar Island, Odisha, Uttarakhand to North-East India, South China)[1]
- Iraota timoleon nicevillei (Butler, 1901) (Sri Lanka)[2]
- Iraota timoleon wickii (Eliot, 1980) (Malaysia)[2]
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Notes and References
- Book: A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India . Varshney . R.K. . Smetacek. Peter. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. 2015. 978-81-929826-4-9. New Delhi. 206. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.
- Web site: Savela . Markku . Iraota timoleon (Stoll, [1790]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 2, 2018.
- Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln