Cupido lacturnus, the Indian Cupid, is a small butterfly found in the Australasian and Indomalayan realms that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Description
Harry Tytler described C. l. assamica in 1915 as:
Subspecies
The subspecies of Cupido lacturnus are:
- Cupido lacturnus syntala <small>Cantlie, 1963</small> â Gujarat southwards to Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
- Cupido lacturnus assamica <small>Tytler, 1915</small> â Himachal Pradesh to N.E. India; Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
- Cupido lacturnus pila <small>Evans, 1925</small> â Andamans & Nicobars Is. (All Nicobars).
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