Thecla pavo, the peacock hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Peacock hairstreak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thecla
Species:
T. pavo
Binomial name
Thecla pavo

Range

edit

The butterfly occurs in Indian Himalayas from Bhutan to Nagaland.[1]

See also

edit

Cited references

edit
  1. ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 249, ser no H41.3.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Thecla pavo​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

References

edit