Surendra is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It belongs to the subfamily Theclinae often called hairstreaks. It is often grouped into the tribe Arhopalini along with its sister genera Arhopala, Flos and Semanga.Vane-Wright R.I. & de Jong R. The Butterflies of Sulawesi, NMNH, 2003. The genus is sometimes known by the common name acacia blues in reflection of the host plant of the larvae.
Species Surendra quercetorumPinratana A. Butterflies in Thailand, Volume 4, 1981. (Moore, 1857) Surendra vivarna (Horsfield, 1829) Surendra florimelEliot J. N. (Editor), in The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, 4th Edition, 1992. Doherty, 1889 Surendra manilana (C. & R. Felder, 1862) PhilippinesSurendra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Range The species resides in Sri Lanka, India, China, Indochina, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo, Philippines and Sulawesi.
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