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Jacoona anasuja

Jacoona anasuja is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

The larvae feed on Scurrula ferruginea.

Description

Male with a large scent-reflection at the costa of the hindwing; the posterior portions of both the wings above metallic greenish-blue. Under surface at the margin and apex of the wings ochreous, towards the base paler; before the small tails blackish markings.

Subspecies

  • Jacoona anasuja anasuja (Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore)
  • Jacoona anasuja jusana <small>Druce, 1895</small> (northern Borneo)
  • Jacoona anasuja nigerrima <small>Corbet, 1948</small> (southern Burma, Thailand, Laos)

References

External links

  • Jacoona at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms