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Chliaria
''Chliaria'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi .... Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Chliaria balua'' Moulton, 1911 Borneo (Sarawak), Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya * '' Chliaria kina'' (Hewitson, 1869) * '' Chliaria othona'' (Hewitson, 1865) * '' Chliaria pahanga'' Corbet, 1938 Peninsular Malaya * '' Chliaria tora'' (Kheil, 1884) Nias, Sumatra External links "''Chliaria'' Moore, 1884"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Frederic Moore {{Lycaenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chliaria Othona
''Chliaria othona'', the orchid tit, is a species of Lycaenidae, lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. The orchid tit is one of the rare butterflies belonging to the family Lycaenidae (Kehimkar, 2008). This butterfly is fairly common in northern India, but was reported to be very rare in southern India. In India, ''Chliaria othona'' is distributed in the Western Ghats, Uttaranchal to Arunachal Pradesh, the northeast, West Bengal and the Andaman Islands. It was also reported from Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. The species prefers wet forests of up to 1524 meters altitude from the mean sea level and occasionally visits damp patches for mud-puddling. The caterpillars of orchid tit feed on the flower buds and flowers of orchids, hence the name. Subspecies The subspecies of ''Chliaria othona'' are- * ''Chliaria othona othona'' Hewitson, 1865 – India, Myanmar, Thailand * ''Chliaria othona mimima'' Druce, 1895 – Borneo * ''Chliaria othona matiana'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
