Zeltus etolus
| Fluffy Tit | |
|---|---|
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| Fluffy Tit from Jairampur, Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Zeltus |
| Species: | Z. etolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zeltus etolus (Fabricius1787) | |
The Fluffy Tit (Zeltus etolus) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
Underside on right. From Adalbert Seitz Macrolepidoptera, 1915
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
Gallery
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at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
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larva (6), pupa (7)
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