Dark Tit

Hypolycaena thecloides

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

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. The upperside ground colour is brown.

Distribution

Dark Tit — (c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Roger Rittmaster · CC-BY

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Sources and credits

Photo(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Roger Rittmaster · CC-BY DescriptionHypolycaena thecloides, Wikipedia contributors

Dark Tit

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