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Synargis butterfly

Synargis fandanga

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Description:

For a long time, the small number of species available for study meant that some species of butterflies of the genus Synargis were classified as belonging to a single species, S. axenus. A review carried out in 2013 gave the status of distinct species to three of them - S. synargis, S. rasqueada and S. gorpa.

Habitat:

A small patch of grassland in the outskirts of a small city.

Reference Links:

Taxonomy of the ‘Synargis axenus complex’ belonging to the ‘Synargis regulus’ s…

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