Luthrodes contracta
Species of butterfly
Luthrodes contracta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Luthrodes |
Species: | L. contracta |
Binomial name | |
Luthrodes contracta (Butler, 1880) | |
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Luthrodes contracta, the small Cupid,[1] is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in southern Turan, southern Ghissar, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and southern, central and north-west India. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880.[1][2]
See also
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Luthrodes contracta.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Luthrodes contracta (Butler, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ Bálint, Z. & Johnson, K., 1997. Reformation of the Polyommatus section with a taxonomic and biogeographic overview (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatini). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 40: 7 (1-67). Full article (PDF).
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