Prosotas dilata
| Prosotas dilata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Prosotas |
| Species: | T. dilata |
| Binomial name | |
| Prosotas dilata ((Evans, 1932)) | |
Prosotas dilata [1] is a species of Lineblue (genus Prosotas) belonging to the blue butterfly family. The butterfly is found in the Nicobar islands of India. It is now considered as a subspecies of the Common Lineblue Prosotas nora.[2]
Cited references
- ↑ Card for Prosotas dilata in LepIndex. Accessed 31 December 2006.
- ↑ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Prosotas genus.
See also
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
- Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera .
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.