Mahathala ariadeva, the Malayan Falcate Oakblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1908. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Mahathala ariadeva
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mahathala
Species:
M. ariadeva
Binomial name
Mahathala ariadeva
Synonyms
  • Mahathala ameria ariadeva Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Mahathala ameria burmana Talbot, 1942

Subspecies

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  • Mahathala ariadeva ariadeva (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra)
  • Mahathala ariadeva burmana Talbot, 1942 (Burma, Thailand)

References

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  1. ^ Fruhstorfer, H., 1908. Lepidopterologisches Pele-Mele. Neue ostasiatische Rhopaloceren. Ent. Zeit. 22(11): 46-47; 22(12): 48-49; Neue sudamerikanische Pieriden. 22(14): 59; Neue Papiliorassen. 22(18): 72-73.
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
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  • Mahathala at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms