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Ancema ctesia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Dacalana ctesia

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Ancema

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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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)

    • References

    Ancema ctesia Wikipedia
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