Hypolycaena narada

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Hypolycaena narada
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. narada
Binomial name
Hypolycaena narada
Kunte, 2015 [1]
Male Hypolycaena narada, the Banded Tit, from Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Hypolycaena narada, the Banded Tit.jpg
Male Hypolycaena narada, the Banded Tit, from Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Hypolycaena narada, the Banded Tit, [2] is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Arunachal Pradesh, India. [1]

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Range

The species is known only from Arunachal Pradesh, India, so far, but may occur in the adjoining north-eastern states of India and in Myanmar. [2]

Status

Locally common. [1]

Description

Distinguished from other related species based on the following characters: [1]

Habits

It is common along cool streams and frequently encountered puddling on wet soil. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kunte, K. 2015. A new species of Hypolycaena (Lepidoptera: Lycenidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India. The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 48:21-27.
  2. 1 2 Kunte, K. 2018. Hypolycaena narada Kunte, 2015 – Banded Tit. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (eds.). Butterflies of India, v. 2.52. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.