Prosotas pia, the margined lineblue,[1] is a species of blue (Lycaenidae) butterfly found in Asia.
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| Prosotas pia elioti male upper and underside | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Prosotas |
| Species: | P. pia
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| Binomial name | |
| Prosotas pia Toxopeus, 1929
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Range
editThe 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
editCited references
edit- ^ a b "Prosotas Druce, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
References
edit- 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.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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