''Flos'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...

. The species of this genus are commonly known as plushblues and are found in the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...

Species

*'' Flos diardi'' (Hewitson, 1862) - shining plushblue, bifid plushblue *'' Flos fulgida'' (Hewitson, 1863) - shining plushblue *'' Flos bungo'' Evans, 1957 *'' Flos kuehni'' (Röber, 1887) - Kuehn's plushblue *''

Flos anniella ''Flos anniella'' or darkie plushblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the Lycaenidae, lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.Adalbert Seitz, Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Au ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) *'' Flos apidanus'' (Cramer, 777 - plain pushblue *''

Flos arca ''Flos'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are commonly known as plushblues and are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *'' Flos diardi'' (Hewitson, 1862) - shining plushblue, bifid plushblue *'' ...

'' (de Nicéville, 893 *''

Flos iriya ''Flos'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are commonly known as plushblues and are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *'' Flos diardi'' (Hewitson, 1862) - shining plushblue, bifid plushblue *'' ...

'' (Fruhstorfer, 1914) *''

Flos adriana ''Flos'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are commonly known as plushblues and are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *'' Flos diardi'' (Hewitson, 1862) - shining plushblue, bifid plushblue *'' ...

'' (de Nicéville,

884 __NOTOC__ Year 884 ( DCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * March 1 – Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, count of Castile, founds and repopulates (''repoblación'') Burgos a ...

- variegated plushblue *''

Flos asoka ''Flos asoka '' or Spangled Plushblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1884. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends ...

'' (de Nicéville,

*''

Flos areste ''Flos areste'', the tailless plushblue, Retrieved April 20, 2018. is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan region that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Range The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Assam and the northern a ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) - tailless plushblue *''

Flos chinensis ''Flos chinensis'', the Chinese plushblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. ...

'' (C. & R. Felder, 865 - Chinese plushblue *''

Flos morphina ''Flos'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are commonly known as plushblues and are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *'' Flos diardi'' (Hewitson, 1862) - shining plushblue, bifid plushblue *'' ...

'' (Distant, 1884) *''

Flos setsuroi ''Flos'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are commonly known as plushblues and are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *'' Flos diardi'' (Hewitson, 1862) - shining plushblue, bifid plushblue *'' ...

'' Hayashi, 1981

External links

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"''Flos'' Doherty, 1889"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Arhopalini Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by William Doherty {{Theclinae-stub