| Bi-spot royal | |
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| Male, upperside left, underside right | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Ancema |
| Species: | A. ctesia |
| Binomial name | |
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Ancema ctesia (Hewitson, 1865) |
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Ancema ctesia, the bi-spot royal, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Pakistan and India.
The larvae feed on Viscum articulatum.
The following subspecies are recognised:
male Thailand
male India Courvoisier collection
Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera Plate 20