Cupido lacturnus


Cupido lacturnus, the Indian Cupid, is a small butterfly found in the Australasian and Indomalayan realms that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Description

Harry Tytler described C. l. assamica in 1915 as:

Subspecies

The subspecies of Cupido lacturnus are:Cupido lacturnus syntala Cantlie, 1963 – Gujarat southwards to Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.Cupido lacturnus assamica Tytler, 1915 – Himachal Pradesh to N.E. India; Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.Cupido lacturnus pila Evans, 1925 – Andamans & Nicobars Is..