Prosotas pia, the margined lineblue,[1] is a species of blue (Lycaenidae) butterfly found in Asia.

Margined lineblue
Prosotas pia elioti male upper and underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Prosotas
Species:
P. pia
Binomial name
Prosotas pia
Toxopeus, 1929
Close wing mud-pudding of Prosotas pia Toxopeus, 1929 – Additional Lineblue

Range

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The butterfly occurs in India from in the Himalayas from Sikkim to Assam and Naga hills. The range extends eastwards to Myanmar and southern Yunnan (Southwestern China). It also occurs in Sundaland, Sulawesi and Serang in South-East Asia.[1]

See also

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Cited references

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  1. ^ a b "Prosotas Druce, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

References

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  1. Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  2. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
  3. Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
  4. "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
  5. Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.