Surendra is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae

Lycaenidae

The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...

. It belongs to the sub-family Theclinae

Theclinae

Subfamily Theclinae is a group of butterflies, including the hairstreaks, elfins and allies, in the family Lycaenidae. There are many tropical species as well as a number found in the Americas. Tropical hairstreaks often have iridescent blue coloration above, caused by reflected light from the...

 often called Hairstreaks. It is often grouped into the Tribe Arhopalini

Arhopalini

The Arhopalini are a rather small tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. As not all Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, the genus list is preliminary.-Genera:ApporasaArhopalaFlosKeraunogrammaMahathalaMotaOgyris...

 along with its sister genera Arhopala, Flos and Semanga. The genus is sometimes known by the common name "Acacia Blues" in reflection of the host plant of the larvae.

Species

• Surendra quercetorum
  Surendra quercetorum
  The Common Acacia Blue, Surendra quercetorum is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.The larvae feed on Acacia pennata and Acacia caesia.-Subspecies:*Surendra quercetorum quercetorum...
  
  
• Surendra vivarna
  Surendra vivarna
  The Acacia Blue, Surendra vivarna is a species of lycaenid or Hairstreak butterfly found in Sri Lanka, India and the Indonesian Islands as far as Sulawesi .-Range:...
  
  
• Surendra florimel
  Surendra florimel
  Surendra florimel is a species of lycaenid or Hairstreak butterfly found in South East Asia.-Description:In the male, the wings above are deep shining purplish blue, with a black apical border on the forewing, and on the hindwing both the costal and inner margins are broadly black bordered. The...
  
  
• Surendra manilana (C. & R. Felder, 1862)

Range

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

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, India

India

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, China

China

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, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula

Malay Peninsula

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, Sumatra

Sumatra

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, Java

Java

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, Bali

Bali

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, Borneo

Borneo

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, Philippines

Philippines

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, Sulawesi

Sulawesi

Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.- Etymology :The Portuguese were the first to...

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