Celastrina cardia
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| Celastrina cardia (Felder, 1860) |
The Pale Hedge Blue (Celastrina cardia)[1] is a small butterfly found in India[2] that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
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[edit] Taxonomy
The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis cardia Moore[2].
[edit] Range
It is found in Shimla in India to the Karens in Myanmar[2].
[edit] Cited references
- ^ Card for cardia in LepIndex. Accessed 14 October 2006.
- ^ a b c Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H21.20, pp 221-226
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 14 October 2006].
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
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