Rathinda

Monkey puzzle
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Rathinda

Moore, [1881]
Species:
R. amor
Binomial name
Rathinda amor
(Fabricius, 1775)

Rathinda is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It consists of a single species, Rathinda amor, the monkey puzzle,[1] found in Sri Lanka and India.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 113. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. ^ "Rathinda Moore, [1881]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Swinhoe, Charles (1911–1912). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. IX. Vol. 9. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. pp. 5–6.