Oreolyce quadriplaga
(Redirected from Lycaenopsis quadriplaga)
| Naga hedge blue | |
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| Oreolyce quadriplaga in a collection of Lycaenidae from Malaya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Oreolyce |
| Species: | O. quadriplaga
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreolyce quadriplaga (Snellen, 1892)
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Oreolyce quadriplaga, the Naga hedge blue,[1] is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm[2] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Subspecies
[edit]- O. q. quadriplaga Java, Malaya. India
- O. q. aphala (Fruhstorfer, 1910) East Java
- O. q. nearcha (Fruhstorfer, 1917)
Taxonomy
[edit]The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis quadriplaga (Tytler).[2]
Range
[edit]It is found in Nagaland in India.,[2] Java and Malaya.
See also
[edit]Cited references
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oreolyce quadriplaga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ a b c Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 221–226, ser no H21.4.
References
[edit]- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.