Oreolyce quadriplaga explained

Oreolyce quadriplaga, the Naga hedge blue,^[1] is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm^[2] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Subspecies

• O. q. quadriplaga Java, Malaya. India
• O. q. aphala (Fruhstorfer, 1910) East Java
• O. q. nearcha (Fruhstorfer, 1917)

Taxonomy

The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis quadriplaga (Tytler).^[2]

Range

It is found in Nagaland in India.,^[2] Java and Malaya.

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

• 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 .

Notes and References

1. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
2. Book: Evans . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 . 221–226, ser no H21.4 .