Ticherra Explained

Ticherra is a monotypic genus in the lycaenid or blues family. Its sole species is Ticherra acte, the blue imperial, a small butterfly found in India and South-East Asia.

Subspecies

• Ticherra acte acte (Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia)
• Ticherra acte liviana Fruhstorfer, 1912 (southern Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Sumatra)
• Ticherra acte staudingeri (Druce, 1895) (Borneo)
• Ticherra acte retracta Cowan, 1967 (Hainan)

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

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. Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth . Butterflies of the Indian Region . 1957 . Bombay, India . . 978-8170192329 .