Lycaenopsis minima
Lycaenopsis minima, the tiny hedge blue,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
| Tiny hedge blue | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaenopsis |
| Species: | L. minima |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycaenopsis minima (Evans, 1932) | |
Range
It is found from Manipur in India to the Dawna Hills of Myanmar.[1]
Cited references
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 221–226, ser no H21.8.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lycaenopsis minima". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
References
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
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