Loxura atymnus
| Yamfly | |
|---|---|
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| Pair of Yamfly, Left- Female, Right- Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Loxura |
| Species: | L. atymnus |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxura atymnus (Cramer, 1782). | |
At Narenderpur near Kolkata, India
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At Narenderpur near Kolkata, India
The Yamfly , Loxura atymnus is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.[1]
Yamfly was sighted in the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh by members of Butterfly Conservation Society, a Hyderabad-based organisation. A solitary butterfly was found in the Rajahmundry-Rampachodavaram road in East Godavari district of the state.
Gallery
Yamfly UP at Sipahijala WLS, Tripura, India
Yamfly UN at Jairampur, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Yamfly UP at Jairampur, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Museum specimen from Malaya
References
External links
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