Iraota rochana (Horsfield, 1829) is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Iraota rochana (Horsfield, 1829)
The scarce silverstreak (Iraota rochana) is a lycaenid blue butterfly first described in 1829, found across multiple regions of Southeast Asia.
Iraota rochana, commonly known as the scarce silverstreak, is a species of lycaenid (blue butterfly). It has multiple subspecies, and its range includes Manipur, Myanmar, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Malaya, Langkawi, Thailand, Singapore, Sulawesi, and the Philippines. This species was first formally described by Thomas Horsfield in 1829.
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Euphilotes enoptes ancilla (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Hypolycaena phorbas (Fabricius, 1793)
Rathinda amor (Fabricius, 1775)
Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
Tharsalea gorgon
Pseudoaricia nicias (Meigen, 1830)
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