Ticherra

Blue imperial
From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ticherra
Species:
T. acte
Binomial name
Ticherra acte
(Moore, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Myrina acte Moore, [1858]
  • Myrina symira Hewitson, 1876
  • Ticherra acte acte f. idina Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Biduanda staudingeri Druce, 1895

Ticherra is a monotypic genus in the lycaenid or blues family. Its sole species is Ticherra acte, the blue imperial, a small butterfly found in India and South-East Asia.