TL: Indonesia, Java
22-26 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishCycad Blue EnglishPlain Cupid EnglishPlains Cupid 
മലയാളംമാരൻശലഭം 
ไทยฟ้าหิ่งห้อยสีคล้ำ 
中文曲纹紫灰蝶 
日本語クロマダラソテツシジミ 
한국어소철꼬리부전나비
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Cycadaceae Cycas revoluta Sago palm
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 Edales pandava Horsfield, 1829 Lycaena pandava Horsfield, 1829 Catochrysops bengalia de Nicéville, 1885 Catochrysops nicola Swinhoe, 1885 Catochrysops vapanda Semper, 1899
- Luthrodes pandava is a member of the clade Luthrodes cleotas:
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Species Author Luthrodes boopis (Fruhstorfer, 1897) Luthrodes buruana (Holland, 1900) Luthrodes cleotas (Guérin-Méneville, [1831]) Luthrodes mindora (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) Luthrodes pandava (Horsfield, [1829]) Luthrodes peripatria Hsu, 1989
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database Butterflies of India Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy Butterflies of Indo-China Y.Inayoshi 
Lepiforum e. V.
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