Flos apidanus

Flos apidanus, the plain plushblue, is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.

Subspecies

F. a. apidanus Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Tanahdjampea, Tambora
F. a. ahamus Doherty, 1891 Assam, central Myanmar, southern Myanmar, Mergui, Thailand, Langkawi
F. a. saturatus Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, Belitung
F. a. xisuthrus Nias
F. a. arahat Bawean
F. a. phalakron Northeast Sumatra
F. a. himna Philippines
F. a. palawanus Palawan, Sulawesi

The butterfly is found in India from Assam to Karens and from Dawnas to southern Myanmar.

In 1932, William Harry Evans reported that the species was rare.