Thecla ziha

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)

Thecla ziha, the white-spotted hairstreak,[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India and Pakistan.[2]

Status

In 1932, William Harry Evans described the species as rare.[2]

See also

Cited references

  1. Card for ziha in LepIndex. Accessed 2 January 2016
  2. 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 252, ser no H41.18.

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