Dark-based Lineblue

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Prosotas gracilis

Dark-based Lineblue, a reference photo
Photo: CheongWeei Gan · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Prosotas gracilis or The Dark-based Lineblue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Julius Röber in 1886. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Dark-based Lineblue being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Species
Prosotas gracilis

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