Thecla ziha

Thecla ziha, the white-spotted hairstreak,[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

White-spotted hairstreak
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T. ziha
Binomial name
Thecla ziha
(Hewitson, 1865)

Range

The butterfly occurs in India and Pakistan.[2]

Status

In 1932, William Harry Evans described the species as rare.[2]

See also

Cited references

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thecla ziha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 252, ser no H41.18.

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