Luthrodes contracta

Luthrodes contracta, the small Cupid,[1] is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in southern Turan, southern Ghissar, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and southern, central and north-west India. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880.[1][2]

Luthrodes contracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Luthrodes
Species:
L. contracta
Binomial name
Luthrodes contracta
(Butler, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Lampides contracta Butler, 1880
  • Euchrysops contracta (Butler, 1880)
  • Chilades contracta (Butler, 1880)
  • Chilades lempkei Blom, 1979

See also

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Luthrodes contracta (Butler, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. Bálint, Z. & Johnson, K., 1997. Reformation of the Polyommatus section with a taxonomic and biogeographic overview (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatini). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 40: 7 (1-67). Full article (PDF).


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