| Walnut blue | |
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| Chaetoprocta odata in Moore Lepidoptera Indica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chaetoprocta |
| Species: | C. odata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetoprocta odata (Hewitson 1865) | |
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Chaetoprocta odata, the walnut blue, is a small butterfly found in India (Northwest India to Sikkim) and Afghanistan that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
See also
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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