Iraota timoleon, the silverstreak blue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
Description
Subspecies
- Iraota timoleon arsaces <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1907)</small> (south India - Madhya Pradesh to Kerala) male above of a much brighter, more lustrous metallic blue, female entirely suffused with blue. Beneath the white marking less distinct with blurred contours, particularly also the dually-lobed subbasal spot which is more obliterate and covered with brown. The anal angle of the hindwing shows more metallic blue scales.
- Iraota timoleon timoleon <small>(Stoll, 1790)</small> (Andaman & Nicobar Island, Odisha, Uttarakhand to North-East India, South China)
- Iraota timoleon nicevillei <small>(Butler, 1901)</small> (Sri Lanka)
- Iraota timoleon wickii <small>(Eliot, 1980)</small> (Malaysia)
Life history
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