Thecla chalybeia

Plumbeous Hairstreak
Thecla chalybeia Upperside left, underside right.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thecla
Species: T. chalybeia
Binomial name
Thecla chalybeia
De Nicéville 1892

The Plumbeous Hairstreak (Thecla chalybeia) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

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