Flos apidanus

Flos apidanus, the plain plushblue,^[1] is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.^[2]

Subspecies

F. a. apidanus Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Tanahdjampea, Tambora
F. a. ahamus Doherty, 1891 Assam, central Myanmar, southern Myanmar, Mergui, Thailand, Langkawi
F. a. saturatus (Snellen, 1890) Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, Belitung
F. a. xisuthrus (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Nias
F. a. arahat (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Bawean
F. a. phalakron (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Northeast Sumatra
F. a. himna (Fruhstorfer, 1914) Philippines (Mindanao)
F. a. palawanus (Staudinger, 1889) Palawan, Sulawesi

The butterfly is found in India from Assam (Cachar) to Karens (Myanmar) and from Dawnas to southern Myanmar.^[1]

In 1932, William Harry Evans reported that the species was rare.^[1]

^ a b c Evans, W. H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 271, ser no H49.75.
^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Flos apidanus (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

Evans, W. H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.