Prosotas dilata
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Prosotas dilata is a species of Lineblue (genus Prosotas) belonging to the blue butterfly
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...

 family. The butterfly is found in the Nicobar islands
Nicobar Islands
The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean...

 of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is now considered as a subspecies of the Common Lineblue Prosotas nora
Prosotas nora
The Common Lineblue Prosotas nora is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in Asia.-Description:Male Upperside: purplish-brown or purplish with a dark tint, some specimens brown with, a very slight purplish sheen seen only in certain lights...

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