Scarce Silverstreak Blue

Iraota rochana

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

Iraota rochana, the scarce silverstreak, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly with several subspecies found in Manipur, Myanmar, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Malaya, Langkawi, Thailand, Singapore, Sulawesi and the Philippines. The species was first described by Thomas Horsfield in 1829. Subspecies Iraota rochana rochana (Horsfield, [1829 ]) Type locality: Indonesia, Java upper surface is light metallic blue, the black distal margin broad.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Scarce Silverstreak Blue

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