Cupido lacturnus, the Indian Cupid, is a small butterfly found in the Australasian and Indomalayan realms that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Description Harry Tytler described C. l. assamica in 1915 as:
Subspecies The subspecies of Cupido lacturnus are:
Cupido lacturnus syntala Cantlie, 1963 – Gujarat southwards to Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Cupido lacturnus assamica Tytler, 1915 – Himachal Pradesh to N.E. India; Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Cupido lacturnus pila Evans, 1925 – Andamans & Nicobars Is. (All Nicobars).
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