Pratapa icetas

Dark Blue Royal
Pratapa icetas Underside right. On the left is an image of the upperside of the very similar longinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pratapa
Species: P. icetas
Binomial name
Pratapa icetas
(Hewitson, 1865).

The Dark Blue Royal, Pratapa icetas is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Pakistan and India.


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