Amblypodia

Amblypodia
Adult male purple leaf blue (Amblypodia anita)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Tribe:	Amblypodiini
Genus:	Amblypodia Horsfield, 1829

Amblypodia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.[1] Several species formerly placed here are now in Arhopala and Flos, although this placement is not necessarily definite.

The remaining species of Amblypodia are:

• Amblypodia anita – purple leaf blue
• Amblypodia annetta
• Amblypodia narada

The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm (mainly) and the Australasian realm.

References

1. Bethune-Baker, George Thomas (1902). A revision of the Amblypodia group of butterflies of the family Lycaenidae. London.

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