Tongeia kala, also known as the black cupid is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North-east India and nearby regions. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1890. This species is monotypic.
The upperside of both wings is blackish. The forewing has an oval shaped dark-black spot. The hindwing has a series of submarginal black spots. The tail is small, black in color and tipped with white. The underside of both wings in plumbeous gray. The forewing has a series of six distinct deep black spots. The hindwing has a series of similar spots in a convex line across the wing.
This species differs from Tongeia fischeri in having five sub basal spots on the hindwing.