Celastrina dipora

Dusky blue cupid
Female left, male right (from Seitz)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Celastrina
Species: C. dipora
Binomial name
Celastrina dipora
(Moore, 1865)

Celastrina dipora, the dusky blue Cupid, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

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