Horaga albimacula (Wood-Mason & De Nicéville, 1881) is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Horaga albimacula (Wood-Mason & De Nicéville, 1881)

Horaga albimacula (Wood-Mason & De Nicéville, 1881)

The violet onyx (Horaga albimacula) is a lycaenid blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.

Family
Genus
Horaga
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Horaga albimacula (Wood-Mason & De Nicéville, 1881)

Horaga albimacula, commonly known as the violet onyx, is a species of lycaenid (blue butterfly) that occurs in the Indomalayan realm. Its scientific name was formally published as Horaga albimacula by Wood-Mason & De Nicéville in 1881.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Horaga

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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