| Iraota | |
|---|---|
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| Iraota rochana boswelliana | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Lycaenidae | 
| Tribe: | Amblypodiini | 
| Genus: | Iraota Moore, 1881  | 
Iraota is a southeast Asian and Indian genus. genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1881.[1]
Species
- Iraota abnormis (Moulton, 1911)
 - Iraota aurigena Fruhstorfer, 1907
 - Iraota distanti (Staudinger, 1889)
 - Iraota rochana (Horsfield, [1829]) - scarce silverstreak
 - Iraota timoleon (Stoll, [1790]) - silverstreak blue
 
References
- ↑ "Iraota Moore, [1881]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
 
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