Mota massyla
Saffron (Mota massyla)[1][2] is a species of blue butterfly found in South East Asia.
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| Genus: | Mota |
| Species: | M. massyla |
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| Mota massyla (Hewitson, 1869) | |
Range
The butterfly occurs in India in the Himalayas from Sikkim to Bhutan, Assam and Manipur. It extends to Sylhet and Naga hills. The range extends eastwards to northern Thailand and southern Yunnan.[1]
Cited references
- Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Mota.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mota massyla". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 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.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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