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Hypolycaena narada

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hypolycaena

Hypolycaena narada, the banded tїt, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Arunachal Pradesh, India.

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Range

The species is known only from Arunachal Pradesh, India, so far, but may occur in the adjoining north-eastern states of India and in Myanmar.

Status

Locally common.

Description

Distinguished from other related species based on the following characters:

  • Slightly shining purple-blue upper forewing with a dark, diffused androconial patch
  • Underside forewing apex and margin concolourous with the wing
  • Underside wings with narrow discal bands, ending in black costal spots
  • Coastal black spot near the base
  • Habits

    It is common along cool streams and frequently encountered puddling on wet soil.

    References

    Hypolycaena narada Wikipedia