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Bi-spot royal

Bi-spot royal
Ctesia87.jpg
Male, upperside left, underside right
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ancema
Species: A. ctesia
Binomial name
Ancema ctesia
(Hewitson, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Camena ctesia Hewitson, 1865
  • Dacalana ctesia
  • Camema ctesia agalla Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Camena ctesia cakravasti Fruhstorfer, 1909
  • Camena ctesia cakravasti Fruhstorfer, 1909

Ancema ctesia, the bi-spot royal, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Pakistan and India.

The larvae feed on Viscum articulatum.

The following subspecies are recognised:

male Thailand

male India Courvoisier collection

Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera Plate 20



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