title: Mota massyla
text: # Mota massyla
  
  Saffron (Mota massyla) is a species of blue butterfly found in South East Asia.
  
  ## Range
  
  The butterfly occurs in India in the Himalayas from Sikkim to Bhutan, Assam and Manipur. It extends to Sylhet and Naga hills. The range extends eastwards to northern Thailand and southern Yunnan.
  
  ## Cited references
  
  * 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Mota.
  * ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mota massyla​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  