Cupido lacturnus

Cupido lacturnus, the Indian Cupid, is a small butterfly found in the Australasian and Indomalayan realms that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Description
Harry Tytler described C. l. assamica on 1915 as: "Male. Upperside: Compared to Chilades parrhasius, black border much broader on both wings. Female. Upperside: the discal greyish-blue patch on forewing much reduced, darker and hardly visible; hindwing rather darker. Underside: similar."

- Harry Tytler

Subspecies
The subspecies of Cupido lacturnus are:


 * Cupido lacturnus syntala Cantlie, 1963 – Gujarat southwards to Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
 * Cupido lacturnus assamica Tytler, 1915 – Himachal Pradesh to N.E. India; Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
 * Cupido lacturnus pila Evans, 1925 – Andamans & Nicobars Is. (All Nicobars).