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Pale hedge blue
	Male Udara (Udara) dilecta dilecta from Thailand, type species of Udara
	In Nepal
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Udara
Species:	U. dilecta
Binomial name
	Udara dilecta; (Moore, 1879)

Udara dilecta, the pale hedge blue or Himalayan pale hedge blue, is a small butterfly found in India,^[1] Nepal, China, and Malaya that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1879.

Taxonomy

If adopting the common practice of many Lepidopterists to use the original gender of the species name, here the formation of the scientific name can instead be Udara dilectus (Moore, 1879).

Cited references

^ Savela, Markku (December 25, 2018). "Udara dilectus (Moore, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

References

Fleming, W. A., 1975 Butterflies of West Malaysia & Singapore ISBN 0-900848-71-5

External links

Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Udara". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 28, 2001 – via Internet Archive. With images.