Surendra quercetorum
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The Common Acacia Blue, Surendra quercetorum is a species of lycaenid
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...

 or blue butterfly found in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

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The larvae feed on Acacia pennata
Acacia pennata
Acacia pennata is a species of acacia which is native to South and Southeast Asia. It is a shrub or small tropical tree which grows up to 5 metres in height. Its leaves are bipinnate with linear-oblong and glabrous pinnules. Its yellowish flowers are terminal panicles with globose heads...

and Acacia caesia.

Subspecies

  • Surendra quercetorum quercetorum (China)
  • Surendra quercetorum neritos (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Vietnam)
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