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
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Ticherra acte acte (Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia)
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Ticherra acte liviana Fruhstorfer, 1912 (southern Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Sumatra)
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Ticherra acte staudingeri (Druce, 1895) (Borneo)
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Ticherra acte retracta Cowan, 1967 (Hainan)
See also
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Gaonkar, Harish (1996). Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a Threatened Mountain System. Bangalore, India: Centre for Ecological Sciences.
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- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- Kunte, Krushnamegh (2000). Butterflies of Peninsular India. India, A Lifescape. Hyderabad, India: Universities Press. ISBN 978-8173713545.
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