Castalius rosimon

Common Pierrot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Castalius
Species:
C. rosimon
Binomial name
Castalius rosimon
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Papilio rosimon Fabricius, 1775

Castalius rosimon, the common Pierrot,[1][2][3][4] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids, or blues family.

Genetically aberrant Common Pierrot, West Bengal (Chakrovorty et al., 2020) [6]
Castalius rosimon, common Pierrot
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Smetacek was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Castalius rosimon​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Castalius rosimon (Fabricius, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 214, ser no H11.1.