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Scientific Name : Chliaria othona
Family : Lycaenidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Forest,Streams
Description : The male butterfly has dark blue uppersides with black markings on the forewings and a moderately broad black band on the hindwings. The undersides are whitish-grey with chocolate-brown markings, including spots and lines. The female has dark brownish-grey uppersides with similar markings to the male. The hindwing may have a paler area towards the outer margin. The undersides are the same as the male. Both genders have black antennae and head, with the body being blackish-brown above and grey beneath.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Jamides celeno
(Common Cerulean) -
Prosotas lutea
(Brown Lineblue) -
Spalgis epius
(Apefly) -
Rathinda amor
(Monkey Puzzle) -
Zeltus amasa
(Fluffy Tit) -
Jamides alecto
(Metalic Cerulean) -
Pseudozizeeria maha
(Pale Grass Blue) -
Amblypodia anita
(Purple Leaf Blue) -
Loxura atymnus
(Yamfly) -
Lampides boeticus
(Pea Blue)
References:
description written by:Razia Sultana Setu,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, photo credit:Vijay Anand Ismavel(www.inaturalist.org/people/Vijay Anand Ismavel),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.
description written by:Razia Sultana Setu,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, photo credit:Vijay Anand Ismavel(www.inaturalist.org/people/Vijay Anand Ismavel),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.