Iraota distanti

Iraota distanti, the Distant's silverstreak, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly with at least two subspecies found in Peninsular Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Mentawi and Borneo.[1]

Distant's silverstreak
Iraota Distanti (Female)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iraota
Species:
I. distanti
Binomial name
Iraota distanti
Staudinger, 1889.
  • Shows a photo of female I. distanti from Singapore

Cited references

  1. Seki Y., in "Butterflies of Borneo", Volume 2, No 1


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