Luthrodes contracta
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| Small Cupid on a flower | |
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| Species: | C. contracta
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| Chilades contracta (Butler, 1880)
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The Small Cupid (Chilades contracta) is a small butterfly found in South Turan, South Ghissar, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ceylon and South, Central and Northwest India India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Gaonkar, Harish (1996) Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
- Gay,Thomas; Kehimkar,Isaac & Punetha,J.C.(1992) Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
- Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
- Kunte,Krushnamegh (2005) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
See also
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