Phengaris atroguttata
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The Great Spotted Blue (Phengaris atroguttata)[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India and Myanmar[3] that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
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[edit] Taxonomy
The butterfly was earlier known as Polyommatus atroguttata (Oberthür)[3].
[edit] Range
It is found in Nagaland and the Chin Hills of Myanmar[3][4]. Rare[4].
[edit] Description
The butterfly ranges from 44 to 48 mm. The butterfly is white with pale blue suffusion, and, also a dark border on the forewing. The male butterfly has very large black discal spots showing through from below. These are darkened in above in the case of the female butterfly.[4]
[edit] Cited references
- ^ Page on Marrku Savela's site for genus Phengaris (Lycaenidae).
- ^ Card for species atroguttata in LepIndex. Accessed 14 October 2006.
- ^ a b c Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H22.1, pg 225.
- ^ a b c Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, pg 253 & 255.
[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.
- Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [1].
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
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