Ancema ctesia

Updated on Dec 21, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Dacalana ctesia Rank Species		Class Insecta Genus Ancema Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths

Similar Mahathala ameria, Sinthusa, Artipe, Horaga onyx, Catapaecilma

Ancema ctesia, the bi-spot royal, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Pakistan and India.

The larvae feed on Viscum articulatum.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

Ancema ctesia ctesia (Sikkim, Assam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, possibly Bhutan and Burma)

Ancema ctesia agalla (Fruhstorfer, 1912) (Thailand, Laos, southern Yunnan, Sichuan)

Ancema ctesia cakravasti (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Taiwan)

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