Udara placidula

Udara placidula is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South-east Asia.

Udara placidula
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Udara
Species:	U. placidula
Binomial name
Udara placidula H.H.Druce, 1895[1]
Synonyms
Cyaniris placidula H.H.Druce, 1895 Cyaniris puspa calata Fruhstorfer, 1910 Celastrina placidula confusa Toxopeus MS, 1930 Celastrina howarthi Cantlie and Norman, 1960 Celastrina placidula intensa Toxopeus, 1928 Lycaenopsis tenella var. placidula (H.H.Druce); Chapman, 1910 Celastrina placidula irenae Corbet, 1937 Cyaniris lyseas Grose-Smith, 1895 Lycaenopsis snelleni Toxopeus, 1926 Celsatrina (Udara) placidula snelleni (Toxopeus) Toxopeus, 1928

Subspecies

• U. p. placidula (Borneo)
• U. p. calata (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Flores)
• U. p. confusa Eliot and Kawazoé, 1983 (Moluccas: Buru)
• U. p. howarthi (Cantlie and Norman, 1960) (Assam to Burma, Thailand, Laos)
• U. p. intensa (Toxopeus, 1928) (Sumatra)
• U. p. irenae (Corbet, 1937) (western Malaysia)
• U. p. kawazoei H. Hayashi, 1976 (Philippines: Palawan)
• U. p. lyseas (Grose-Smith, 1895) (Moluccas: Batjan)
• U. p. snelleni (Toxopeus, 1926) (Java)

• 
  U. p. kawazoei, male
• 
  U. p. kawazoei, female
• 
  U. p. placidula

References

1. Udara at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms