Caleta elna

Elbowed Pierrot
At Jairampur, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Caleta
Species:
C. elna
Binomial name
Caleta elna
(Hewitson, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Lycaena elna Hewitson, 1876
  • Castalius elna
  • Pycnophallium elna

Caleta elna, the elbowed Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.