Luthrodes contracta

Luthrodes contracta, the small Cupid,^[1] is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in southern Turan, southern Ghissar, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and southern, central and north-west India. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880.^[1][2]

Luthrodes contracta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Luthrodes
Species:	L. contracta
Binomial name
Luthrodes contracta (Butler, 1880)
Synonyms
Lampides contracta Butler, 1880 Euchrysops contracta (Butler, 1880) Chilades contracta (Butler, 1880) Chilades lempkei Blom, 1979

See also

• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)