Luthrodes contracta

Luthrodes contracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Luthrodes
Species:	L. contracta
Binomial name
	Luthrodes contracta; (Butler, 1880)
Synonyms
	Lampides contracta Butler, 1880; Euchrysops contracta (Butler, 1880); Chilades contracta (Butler, 1880); Chilades lempkei Blom, 1979;

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]

References

^ ^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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