| Moore's Cupid | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Shijimia |
| Species: | S. moorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Shijimia moorei (Leech, 1889) | |
Shijimia moorei, the Moore's Cupid, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found from Assam to Indo China and Japan.
The larva on feeds on Lysionotus pauciflorus
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