Horaga syrinx (Felder, 1860) is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Horaga syrinx (Felder, 1860)

Horaga syrinx (Felder, 1860)

The yellow onyx (Horaga syrinx) is a lycaenid hairstreak butterfly found across parts of the Indomalayan realm and New Guinea.

Family
Genus
Horaga
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Horaga syrinx (Felder, 1860)

Horaga syrinx, commonly called the yellow onyx, is a species of lycaenid butterfly, also known as a hairstreak butterfly. This species is native to the Indomalayan realm, and its distribution also extends across the Wallace Line into New Guinea. Its confirmed range includes northern India, Malaya, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and New Guinea.

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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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