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Common Tit

Hypolycaena erylus · Lycaenidae · Lepidoptera

Best monthsAug · Oct · Decmost records
Records2,461in 8 countries
Most seen inSingapore1,683 records
Red List–IUCN status
Common Tit
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About

Common Tit in brief

The common tit (Hypolycaena erylus) is a butterfly or moth of the Lycaenidae family — species of butterfly.

Across the 8 countries we cover it has 2,461 published records, most of them from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in August, October and December.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Singapore1,683 records · best Aug, Dec
Malaysia327 records · best Jan, Mar
Thailand275 records · best Nov, Dec
Cambodia93 records · best Dec, Jul
Bangladesh39 records · best Oct, Nov
Laos17 records · best Oct, Nov
Myanmar16 records · best Dec, Jan
Bhutan11 records · best May, Mar
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

Relatives

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