- Prosotas dilata
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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
- ^ Card for Prosotas dilata in LepIndex. Accessed 31 December 2006.
- ^ 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.
Categories:- Prosotas
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- Butterflies of India
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