Abstract
RAPD analysis of 5 morphologically identical Lycaenid butterflies was carried out using 7 decamer primers. Total 114 bands produced of which 110 were polymorphic with 96.49% of similarity. Dendrograms based on similarity coefficient grouped 5 species in to two distinct clusters. Cluster-I comprised of Psuedozizeeria maha and Zizeeria karsandra while, cluster-II formed of 3 species. Cluster-II was again subdivided into two sub clusters. Sub cluster-I composed of Zizina otis and Zizula hylax, subcluster-II composed of Chilades trochylus. Similarities between these species was discussed on the basis of morphological and RAPD data.
