Mota massyla
| Saffron | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Mota |
| Species: | M. massyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Mota massyla (Hewitson, 1869) | |
Saffron (Mota massyla)[1][2] is a species of blue butterfly found in South East Asia.
Range
The butterfly occurs in India in the Himalayas from Sikkim to Bhutan, Assam and Manipur. It extends to Sylhet and Naga hills. The range extends eastwards to northern Thailand and southern Yunnan.[1]
Cited references
- 1 2 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Mota genus.
- ↑ Card for massyla in LepIndex. Accessed 14 June 2007.
See also
References
- Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex.
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
- Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera .
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
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