Narrow spark | |
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Sinthusa nasaka ogatai | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Sinthusa |
Species: | S. nasaka |
Binomial name | |
Sinthusa nasaka (Horsfield 1829) | |
Sinthusa nasaka, the narrow spark, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Range: India to Taiwan, including Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawesi (Hong Kong, Fujian, Guangxi and Hainan), Sikkim to Burma, Thailand, Laos, India (Meghalaya, Alipurduar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Nagaland), Bangladesh and Sunderland.
Sinthusa virgo, the pale spark, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Sinthusa chandrana, the broad spark, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.
Heliophorus bakeri, the western blue sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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