Description

• Common Name : Fluffy Tit
• Scientific Name : Zeltus amasa (Hewitson)
• Family : LYCAENIDAE
• Wingspan : 28-32mm
• Colour : Upperside pale blue powdery, with broad apex and border, underside shot deep purple.
• Habit : Confined to wet forest of lower elevations. Flies gracefully in sunny patches quite close to ground, flight is weak and covers a short distance.
• Larval Host Plants :
• Location : Throughout West Bengal

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