Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea

Family

Lycaenidae

Subfamily

Aphnaeinae

Tribe/Subtribe

Genus

Cigaritis Donzel, 1848

Type Species

Species/Subspecies

Cigaritis lilacinus Moore, 1884

Type Locality

Distribution

Specific Records

Rajasthan to Karnataka, Kerala and eastwards to West Bengal and Odisha; Himachal Pradesh to Arunachal Pradesh and Assam

Bio Geographic Zones/Zones

Deccan Peninsula, Desert, Indian Himalaya, North East, Western Ghats