Satyrium sassanides
White-line Hairstreak | |
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Male, female and underside of male | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Satyrium |
Species: | S. sassanides |
Binomial name | |
Satyrium sassanides (Kollar 1850) | |
Synonyms | |
Superflua sassanides |
The White-line Hairstreak (Satyrium sassanides) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India