Virachola perse

(Virachola perse)

Description

Virachola perse, the large guava blue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. The larva feeds on Randia dumetorum.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Lycaenidae

Genus:Virachola

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