Amblypodia anita

Purple leaf blue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Amblypodia
Species:
A. anita
Binomial name
Amblypodia anita
Hewitson, 1862
Synonyms

Horsfieldia anita

Amblypodia anita, the purple leaf blue[1][2] or leaf blue,[2] is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, India,[1] Myanmar, Malaysia, and Java. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862.[3][2][4]

  1. ^ a b R. K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 110. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. ^ a b c Savela, Markku, ed. (November 4, 2014). "Amblypodia anita Hewitson, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Amblypodia anita​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Swinhoe, Charles (1910–1911). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. VIII. Vol. 8. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. pp. 137–138.

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