Flos apidanus explained

Flos apidanus, the plain plushblue,^[1] is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.^[2]

Subspecies

• F. a. apidanus Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Tanahdjampea, Tambora
• F. a. ahamus Doherty, 1891 Assam, central Myanmar, southern Myanmar, Mergui, Thailand, Langkawi
• F. a. saturatus (Snellen, 1890) Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, Belitung
• F. a. xisuthrus (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Nias
• F. a. arahat (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Bawean
• F. a. phalakron (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Northeast Sumatra
• F. a. himna (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Philippines (Mindanao)
• F. a. palawanus (Staudinger, 1889) Palawan, Sulawesi

Range in India

The butterfly is found in India from Assam (Cachar) to Karens (Myanmar) and from Dawnas to southern Myanmar.^[1]

Status

In 1932, William Harry Evans reported that the species was rare.^[1]

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

Cited references

1. Book: Evans . William Harry Evans

   . W. H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 . 271, ser no H49.75.

2. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 18, 2018 . Flos apidanus (Cramer, [1777]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 13, 2020.

References

• Book: Evans . William Harry Evans

. W. H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932.

• Book: Haribal, Meena . The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History . Gangtok, Sikkim, India . Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation . 1992.
• Book: Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander . Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth

. Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth . Butterflies of the Indian Region . 1957 . Bombay, India . . 978-8170192329.