Hypolycaena thecloides

Hypolycaena thecloides, the brown tit, is a small but striking butterfly found in India and South-East Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860.

Brown tit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. thecloides
Binomial name
Hypolycaena thecloides

See also

edit

References

edit
  • Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Hypolycaena thecloides (C. & R. Felder, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  • Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.