Zeltus amasa

Fluffy Tit
Fluffy Tit from Jairampur, Arunachal Pradesh
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Zeltus
Species: Z. amasa
Binomial name
Zeltus amasa
Hewitson, 1865

The Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.[1]

Underside on right. From Adalbert Seitz Macrolepidoptera, 1915

References

  1. Government of West Bengal, Department of Forests. A Pictorial Guide Butterflies of Gorumara National Park (1st Edition ed.). Jalpaiguri: Divisional Forest Officer, Aranya Bhawan. p. 90.

See also

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