Biology:Chilades contracta
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| Species: | C. contracta
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| Chilades contracta (Butler, 1880)
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Chilades contracta is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in southern Turan, southern Ghissar, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan , Sri Lanka and southern, central and north-west India . The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880.[1][2]
See also
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Luthrodes contracta (Butler, 1880)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/luthrodes/#contracta. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ↑ Bálint, Z. & Johnson, K., 1997. Reformation of the Polyommatus section with a taxonomic and biogeographic overview (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatini). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 40: 7 (1-67). Full article (PDF).
Wikidata ☰ Q5097559 entry
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