Udara albocaerulea

Updated on Dec 31, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Genus Udara Order Butterflies and moths		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species

Similar Udara, Udara dilecta, Celastrina lavendularis, Mahathala ameria, Nacaduba kurava

Udara albocaerulea, the albocerulean, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found from India (Simla to Assam) to Burma, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan.

Subspecies

U. a. albocaerulea (Yunnan)

U. a. scharffi (Corbet, 1937) (western Malaysia)

U. a. sauteri (Fruhstorfer, 1917) (Taiwan) (Udara sauteri is a synonym of Udara albocaerulea)

U. a. yamanotoi (Murayama, 1953) (Japan)

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