Yasoda tripunctata

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Branded Yamfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Yasoda Species: Y. tripunctata
Binomial name
Yasoda tripunctata (Hewitson, 1863)

The Branded Yamfly Yasoda tripunctata^[1][2] is a species of blue butterfly found in Asia.

Contents 1 Range 2 Cited references 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Range

The butterfly occurs in India in the Himalayas from Sikkim right across to central Myanmar. Naga hills. The range extends southeastwards to Thailand, Laos, Northern Vietnam and Southern Yunnan.^[1]

[edit] Cited references

1. ^ ^{a b} Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Yasoda genus.
2. ^ Card for Yasoda tripuctata in LepIndex. Accessed 14 Jun 2007.

[edit] See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

[edit] References

• Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 14 October 2006].
• Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
• Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
• Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [1].
• Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.