The Mahathala ameria, the falcate oakblue,"Mahathala Moore, 1878" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved April 21, 2018. is a species of blue butterfly, of the family Lycaenidae found in South-East Asia.
Range The butterfly occurs in India from Bengal to Assam, the Khasi Hills, and other parts of north-east India into southern Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Java. It is also found in western and southern China, Hainan and Taiwan.
Subspecies M. a. ameria West China, Bengal, Assam, Burma M. a. zistra Fruhstorfer, 1908 - Thailand M. a. javana Fruhstorfer, 1908 - Java M. a. hainani Bethune-Baker, 1903 - Indo China, South China, Hainan, Taiwan
Status Rare.
See also List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
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