Thecla ziha

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White-spotted Hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thecla
Species: T. ziha
Binomial name
Thecla ziha
(Hewitson, 1865)

The White-spotted Hairstreak (Thecla ziha)[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India and Pakistan.[1][3]

Status

Rare.[3]

See also

Cited references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Thecla genus.
  2. Card for ziha in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H41.18, pp 252.

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.
  • 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 .
  • Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.


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