Mahathala ameria explained

The Mahathala ameria, the falcate oakblue,^{[1] [2]} is a species of blue butterfly, of the family Lycaenidae found in South-East Asia.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Bengal to Assam, the Khasi Hills, and other parts of north-east India into southern Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Java. It is also found in western and southern China, Hainan and Taiwan.

Subspecies

• M. a. ameria West China, Bengal, Assam, Burma
• M. a. zistra Fruhstorfer, 1908 - Thailand
• M. a. javana Fruhstorfer, 1908 - Java
• M. a. hainani Bethune-Baker, 1903 - Indo China, South China, Hainan, Taiwan

Status

Rare.^[3]

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

Further reading

• Web site: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) . Beccaloni . George . Scoble . Malcolm . Kitching . Ian . Simonsen . Thomas . Robinson . Gaden . Pitkin . Brian . Hine . Adrian . Lyal . Chris . Natural History Museum, London . 2016-10-15 .
• 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 .
• Web site: Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera .
• Book: Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander . Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth

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

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/mahathala/ "Mahathala Moore, 1878"
2. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
3. Book: Evans . William Harry Evans

   . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 . 255, ser no H48.1 .