Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Arhopala silhetensis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Arhopala Rank Species | |
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Similar Arhopala eumolphus, Arhopala abseus, Arhopala atrax, Arhopala atosia, Arhopala agaba | ||
Arhopala silhetensis, the Sylhet oakblue, sometimes placed in Amblypodia, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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Range
The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim onto north Myanmar, and, from Karens to south Myanmar.
Status
The species is considered rare.
References
Arhopala silhetensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA