Ticherra acte

"Blue Imperial" redirects here. For the wine grape, see Cinsaut.
Blue Imperial
Ticheera acte Upperside right, underside left. From Seitz
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ticherra
de Nicéville, 1887
Species: T. acte
Binomial name
Ticherra acte
(Moore, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Myrina acte Moore, [1858]
  • Myrina symira Hewitson, 1876
  • Ticherra acte acte f. idina Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Biduanda staudingeri Druce, 1895

The Blue Imperial (Ticherra acte) is a small butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. Its genus Ticherra is monotypic.

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