Celastrina ladonides

Celastrina ladonides, the silvery hedge blue,[1] is a small butterfly found in India[2] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Silvery hedge blue
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C. ladonides
Binomial name
Celastrina ladonides
(De L'Orza, 1869)

Taxonomy

The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis ladonides Hemmings.[2]

Range

It is found from Murree in Pakistan to Kumaon in India.[2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Celastrina argiolus ssp. ladonides". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 221–226, ser no H21.23.


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