Jacoona anasuja explained

Jacoona anasuja is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^[1]

The larvae feed on Scurrula ferruginea.

Description

Male with a large scent-reflection at the costa of the hindwing; theposterior portions of both the wings above metallic greenish-blue. Under surface at the margin and apex of the wings ochreous, towards the base paler; before the small tails blackish markings.^[2]

Subspecies

• Jacoona anasuja anasuja (Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore)
• Jacoona anasuja jusana Druce, 1895 (northern Borneo)
• Jacoona anasuja nigerrima Corbet, 1948 (southern Burma, Thailand, Laos)

External links

• Jacoona at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Notes and References

1. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
2. Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln