Yasoda tripunctata

Branded yamfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Yasoda
Species: Y. tripunctata
Binomial name
Yasoda tripunctata
(Hewitson, 1863)

Yasoda tripunctata, the branded yamfly,[1][2] is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Asia.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India in the Himalayas from Sikkim right across to central Myanmar and the Naga Hills. The range extends south-eastwards to Thailand, Laos, northern Vietnam and southern Yunnan.[1]

See also

Cited references

  1. 1 2 "Yasoda Doherty, 1889" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Yasoda tripunctata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

References

  • Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
  • Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
  • "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
  • Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.


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