Cigaritis lohita himalayanus  (Moore, 1884)

Long-banded Silverline
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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
​Genus: Cigaritis
Species: lohita
Subspecies: himalayanus

  • Common name: Long-banded Silverline
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อลายขีดเงินลายขอ
  • Distribution: Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, S. Vietnam, S. China.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai (Chom Thong, Nam Tok Bua Tong)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Cigaritis lohita himalayanus from Thailand.
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Cigaritis lohita himalayanus (Moore, 1884) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, August 2015
Cigaritis lohita himalayanus Bua Tong Waterfall February 2018.jpg
Cigaritis lohita himalayanus (Moore, 1884) Nam Tok Bua Tong, Chiang Mai, February 2018
Long-banded Silverline, Cigaritis lohita himalayanus.jpg
Cigaritis lohita himalayanus (Moore, 1884) Chaiyaphum
References: ​
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
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