Biology:Ancema ctesia
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Bi-spot royal | |
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Male, upperside left, underside right | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Ancema |
Species: | A. ctesia
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Binomial name | |
Ancema ctesia (Hewitson, 1865)[1]
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Ancema ctesia, the bi-spot royal, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Pakistan and India .
The larvae feed on Viscum articulatum.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Ancema ctesia ctesia (Sikkim, Assam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, possibly Bhutan and Burma)
- Ancema ctesia agalla (Fruhstorfer, 1912) (Thailand, Laos, southern Yunnan, Sichuan)
- Ancema ctesia cakravasti (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Taiwan)
References
Wikidata ☰ Q2845731 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancema ctesia.
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