Udara placidula is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South-east Asia.

Udara placidula
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Udara
Species:
U. placidula
Binomial name
Udara placidula
Synonyms
  • Cyaniris placidula H.H.Druce, 1895
  • Cyaniris puspa calata Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Celastrina placidula confusa Toxopeus MS, 1930
  • Celastrina howarthi Cantlie and Norman, 1960
  • Celastrina placidula intensa Toxopeus, 1928
  • Lycaenopsis tenella var. placidula (H.H.Druce); Chapman, 1910
  • Celastrina placidula irenae Corbet, 1937
  • Cyaniris lyseas Grose-Smith, 1895
  • Lycaenopsis snelleni Toxopeus, 1926
  • Celsatrina (Udara) placidula snelleni (Toxopeus) Toxopeus, 1928

Subspecies

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  • U. p. placidula (Borneo)
  • U. p. calata (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Flores)
  • U. p. confusa Eliot and Kawazoé, 1983 (Moluccas: Buru)
  • U. p. howarthi (Cantlie and Norman, 1960) (Assam to Burma, Thailand, Laos)
  • U. p. intensa (Toxopeus, 1928) (Sumatra)
  • U. p. irenae (Corbet, 1937) (western Malaysia)
  • U. p. kawazoei H. Hayashi, 1976 (Philippines: Palawan)
  • U. p. lyseas (Grose-Smith, 1895) (Moluccas: Batjan)
  • U. p. snelleni (Toxopeus, 1926) (Java)

References

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  1. ^ Udara at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms