Ancema ctesia

Bi-spot royal
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 ctesiaHewitson, 1865; Dacalana ctesia; Camema ctesia agallaFruhstorfer, 1912; Camena ctesia cakravastiFruhstorfer, 1909; Camena ctesia cakravastiFruhstorfer, 1909;

Last updated September 16, 2025

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

The larvae feed on Viscum articulatum .

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

Ancema ctesia ctesia (Sikkim, Assam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, possibly Bhutan and Burma)
Ancema ctesia agalla(Fruhstorfer, 1912) (Thailand, Laos, southern Yunnan, Sichuan)
Ancema ctesia cakravasti(Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Taiwan)

male Thailand
male India Courvoisier collection
Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera Plate 20

References

1 2 Ancema at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[funet-1] 1 2 Ancema at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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