''Ticherra'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus in the
lycaenid or blues family. Its sole species is ''Ticherra acte'', the blue imperial, a small
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
found in
India
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and
South-East Asia.
Subspecies
*''Ticherra acte acte'' (Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia)
*''Ticherra acte liviana''
Fruhstorfer, 1912 (southern Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Sumatra)
*''Ticherra acte staudingeri''
(Druce, 1895) (Borneo)
*''Ticherra acte retracta''
Cowan, 1967 (Hainan)
See also
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List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
References
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Cheritrini
Monotypic butterfly genera
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Lionel de Nicéville
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