Chilades parrhasius

Small Cupid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chilades
Species:
C. parrhasius
Binomial name
Chilades parrhasius
Synonyms
  • Hesperia parrhasius Fabricius, 1793
  • Freyeria parrhasius
  • Euchrysops contracta nila Evans, 1925
  • Euchrysops parrhasius minuta Evans, 1932

Chilades parrhasius, the small Cupid,[2] is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in Nepal, southern Turan, southern Ghissar, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Oman and southern, central and north-west India.[2][1][3]

Chilades parrhasius from Al Ain, UAE
  1. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Chilades parrhasius (Fabricius, 1793)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. ^ 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. 143. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  3. ^ Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Swinhoe, Charles (1905–1910). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. VII. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. pp. 265–267.