Hypolycaena thecloides (Felder 1860)

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hypolycaena thecloides.

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