Amblypodia anita
| Purple leaf blue | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Amblypodia |
| Species: | A. anita |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblypodia anita Hewitson, 1862 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Horsfieldia anita | |
Amblypodia anita, the purple leaf blue or leaf blue, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Java. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862.