Britomartis cleoboides, the azure royal, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Sikkim to Thailand and from Peninsular Malaysia to Java.
Description This species is very similar to Creon cleobis. The male is separated from cleoides by having a large round velvety patch on the upperside forewing, without any blue scales. The female is similar to the male, but it does not have the velvety patch.
Subspecies This species has three subspecies- Britomartis cleoboides cleoboides Elwes, Sikkim to Laos Britomartis cleoboides epigenes Corbet, 1940 Java Britomartis cleoboides viga Fruhstorfer, 1912 Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra
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