Prosotas dilata

Prosotas dilata
Prosotas dilata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Prosotas
Species: T. dilata
Binomial name
Prosotas dilata
((Evans, 1932))

Prosotas dilata [1] is a species of Lineblue (genus Prosotas) belonging to the blue butterfly family. The butterfly is found in the Nicobar islands of India. It is now considered as a subspecies of the Common Lineblue Prosotas nora[2].

Cited references

  1. ^ Card for Prosotas dilata in LepIndex. Accessed 31 December 2006.
  2. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Prosotas genus.

See also

References

  • Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 14 October 2006].
  • Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
  • Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [1].
  • Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.



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