Agriades asiatica

Azure mountain blue
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Agriades
Species:
A. asiatica
Binomial name
Agriades asiatica
(Elwes, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Lycaena pheretes var. asiatica Elwes, 1882
  • Lycaena asiatica
  • Albulina asiatica

Agriades asiatica, the azure mountain blue, is a small butterfly found in the Himalayas that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

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