title: Shijimia moorei
text: # Shijimia moorei
  
  Shijimia moorei, the Moore's Cupid, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found from Assam to Indo China and Japan.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  * S. m. moorei Yunnan
  * S. m. taiwana Matsumura, 1919 Taiwan
  
  ## Biology
  
  The larva on feeds on Lysionotus pauciflorus
  
  