Mota massyla

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Saffron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Mota
Species:
M. massyla
Binomial name
Mota massyla
(Hewitson, 1869)

Saffron (Mota massyla)[1][2] is a species of blue butterfly found in South East Asia.

The butterfly occurs in India in the Himalayas from Sikkim to Bhutan, Assam and Manipur. It extends to Sylhet and Naga hills. The range extends eastwards to northern Thailand and southern Yunnan.[1]

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