Chilades contracta
| Small Cupid | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Small Cupid on a flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chilades |
| Species: | C. contracta |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilades contracta (Butler, 1880) | |
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.
Small cupid at Bangalore
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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