Subspecies in India
(1) Shijimia moorei moorei (Leech, 1889) – Chinese Bicolor Cupid. The species is also known as the Moore's Cupid.
Conservation and Special status
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Van Gasse (2013) listed the distribution in India as Nongpoh, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, based on Cantlie (1962), and Sebong, SE Manipur (Tytler 1915). The female specimen from Buxa (bp769, bp770) extends the range by approx. 350 km north-westwards and is an addition to the butterfly fauna of Paschimbanga (West Bengal).
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Assam | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | |||||||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
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| Delhi | |||||||||||||
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| Haryana | |||||||||||||
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| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
- Cantlie, K. (1962). The Lycaenidae Portion (Except the Arhopala Group), of Brigadier Evans The Identification of Indian Butterflies 1932 (India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma). Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, 159pp.
- Tytler, H. C. 1915. Notes on some new and interesting butterflies from Manipur and the Naga Hills. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 23:502–515.
- Van Gasse, P. 2013. Butterflies of India – Annotated Checklist.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Shijimia moorei (Leech, 1889) – Bicolor Cupid. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/shijimia-moorei, accessed 2024/04/19.