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Iraota
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Iraota

Iraota is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1881.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Silverstreak Blue

speciesIraota timoleon

Scarce Silverstreak Blue

speciesIraota rochana

Distant's Silverstreak

speciesIraota distanti

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 244231.