Agriades asiatica
Species of butterfly
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Agriades asiatica, the azure mountain blue,[1] is a small butterfly found in the Himalayas that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
| Azure mountain blue | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Agriades |
| Species: | A. asiatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Agriades asiatica (Elwes, 1882) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy
Range
The butterfly occurs in the Himalayas (Sikkim) and the Central Asian mountains.[1]