Flos adriana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Flos |
| Species: | F. adriana
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| Binomial name | |
| Flos adriana (de Nicéville, 1884)
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Flos adriana, the variegated plushblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. The species was first described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1884.[1][2] This species is monotypic.
Description
The upperside is similar to Flos asoka, but the black border is twice as wide. The underside forewing is marked as in Flos asoka. The hindwing is dark brown glossed with pale violet gray.[3]
References
- ^ "Flos". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ^ "Variegated Plushblue (Flos adriana)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ^ Asiatic Society of Bengal (1832). Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. California Academy of Sciences Library. Calcutta : Bishop's College Press.