Iraota distanti
Appearance
Distant's silverstreak | |
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Iraota distanti (Female) | |
Iraota distanti nileia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iraota |
Species: | I. d. nileia
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Binomial name | |
Iraota distanti nileia Staudinger, 1889.
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Iraota distanti, the Distant's silverstreak, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly with at least two subspecies (the nominate and nileia (Fruhstorfer, 1904). It is found in Peninsular Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Mentawi and Borneo (nileia) [1]
Description in Seitz
[edit]The anal part of the hindwing has a rounded margin; the blue above extending much farther towards the margin than in any form of timoleon, the under surface exhibits a bright ruddle-red tinge and all the white spots are small and equably distributed across the surface of the wings.In nileia the males have a bright ruddle-red tinge above and all the white spots are very small and equably distributed across the surface of the wings. [2]
Etymology
[edit]The name honours William Distant.
Gallery
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Male, composite image from Brunei
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Female, composite image from Brunei
External links
[edit]Cited references
[edit]- ^ Seki Y., in "Butterflies of Borneo", Volume 2, No 1
- ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.