Virachola isocrates: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Virachola
- Species
- Virachola isocrates
- Scientific Name
- Virachola isocrates
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Virachola isocrates
Deudorix isocrates (sometimes Virachola isocrates), the common guava blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Indochina in the Indomalayan realm. Other common names include pomegranate butterfly, and anar butterfly.
The larvae feed on Randia dumetorum, Eriobotrya japonica, Psidium guajava, Tamarindus indica, Strychnos nux-vomica and Gardenia latifolia. It is a pest of pomegranates in India.
...Virachola isocrates in languages:
- English
- Common Guava Blue
- Thai
- ผีเสื้อหนอนเจาะผลธรรมดา
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