Prosotas dubiosa, the tailless lineblue or small purple lineblue, is a blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Asia to Australia. The species was first described by Georg Semper in 1879.
Unlike many other species in the Prosotas genus, P. dubiosa does not have hair-like filaments ("tails") protruding from its hindwings, thus the tailless in its common name.
Subspecies The subspecies of Prosotas dubiosa are:
Prosotas dubiosa dubiosa - Australia Prosotas dubiosa eborata (Tite, 1963) - Solomon Islands Prosotas dubiosa indica (Evans, ) - India Prosotas dubiosa lumpura (Corbet, 1938) - Malay Peninsula Prosotas dubiosa subardates (Piepers & Snellen, 1918) - Java, Sulawesi
Range The butterfly occurs in Sri Lanka and peninsular India and the Himalayas from Sikkim to Assam. The range extends onto Myanmar and Yunnan, and, possibly Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sumatra, Borneo and Java. Possibly Philippines and Sulawesi. Further east the butterfly occurs in Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. In Australia the butterfly occurs from Northern Australia to New South Wales (Coffs Harbour).
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See also List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
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