Satyrium sassanides

White-line Hairstreak
Male, female and underside of male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Satyrium
Species: S. sassanides
Binomial name
Satyrium sassanides
(Kollar 1850)
Synonyms

Superflua sassanides

The White-line Hairstreak (Satyrium sassanides) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

References

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