Hypolycaena thecloides explained

Hypolycaena thecloides, the brown tit, is a small but striking butterfly found in India and South-East Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860.

See also

• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

• Web site: Savela . Markku . December 18, 2018 . Hypolycaena thecloides (C. & R. Felder, 1860) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 13, 2020.
• Book: Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander . Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth . Butterflies of the Indian Region . 1957 . Bombay, India . . 978-8170192329.