Hypolycaena amabilis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1895. It is found in South-east Asia.

Hypolycaena amabilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. amabilis
Binomial name
Hypolycaena amabilis
Synonyms
  • Chliaria amabilis de Nicéville, 1895
  • Zeltus amabilis
  • Chliaria libsa Corbet, 1948

Description

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A beautiful large form; the above is sky-blue with but little black in the apex, at the costa and margin. The under surface exhibits the postdiscal band very medianly situate; the marginal area of the hindwing shows bright spots. The female is above blackish-brown with a white anal area of the hindwing.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Hypolycaena amabilis amabilis (Java)
  • Hypolycaena amabilis lisba (Corbet, 1948) (southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Hypolycaena C. & R. Felder, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.