| Distant's silverstreak | |
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| Iraota distanti (Female) | |
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| Iraota distanti nileia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iraota |
| Species: | I. d. nileia |
| Binomial name | |
| Iraota distanti nileia Staudinger, 1889. | |
Iraota distanti, the Distant's silverstreak, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly with at least two subspecies (the nominate and nileia (Fruhstorfer, 1904). It is found in Peninsular Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Mentawi and Borneo (nileia)
Description in Seitz
The anal part of the hindwing has a rounded margin; the blue above extending much farther towards the margin than in any form of timoleon, the under surface exhibits a bright ruddle-red tinge and all the white spots are small and equably distributed across the surface of the wings.In nileia the males have a bright ruddle-red tinge above and all the white spots are very small and equably distributed across the surface of the wings.
Etymology
The name honours William Distant.
Gallery
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Male, composite image from Brunei
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Female, composite image from Brunei
External links
Cited references
- Seki Y., in "Butterflies of Borneo", Volume 2, No 1
- Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
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| Iraota distanti |
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