Udara dilecta explained

Udara dilecta, the pale hedge blue or Himalayan pale hedge blue, is a small butterfly found in India,^[1] Nepal, China, and Malaya that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1879.

Taxonomy

If adopting the common practice of many Lepidopterists to use the original gender of the species name, here the formation of the scientific name can instead be Udara dilectus (Moore, 1879).

References

• Fleming, W. A., 1975 Butterflies of West Malaysia & Singapore

External links

• Web site: Takanami . Yusuke . Seki . Yasuo . amp . 2001 . Genus Udara . A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines . https://web.archive.org/web/20010628230445/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/Lycaenopsis-Phil/Udara.html . June 28, 2001 . Internet Archive. With images.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 25, 2018 . Udara dilectus (Moore, 1879) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 15, 2020.