Celastrina dipora

Celastrina dipora, the dusky blue Cupid, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Dusky blue cupid
Female left, male right (from Seitz)
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C. dipora
Binomial name
Celastrina dipora
(Moore, 1865)

See also

References

  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
  • Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.


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