Chliaria kina

Blue tit
At Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Chliaria (disputed)
Species:
C. kina
Binomial name
Chliaria kina
(Hewitson, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena kina Hewitson, 1869 (but see text)

The blue tit is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It was traditionally called Chliaria kina but the genus Chliaria is merged into Hypolycaena by many recent authors.

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