Pseudophilotes vicrama
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The Chequered Blue (Pseudophilotes vicrama)[1] is a small butterfly found in Asia[2][3] that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
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[edit] Taxonomy
The butterfly was earlier known as Polyommatus vicrama (Staudinger)[2].
[edit] Range
It is found in South Asia from Baluchistan, Chitral (Pakistan), Jammu and Kashmir to Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh state of India.[2].
Wynter-Blyth records the Chequered Blue as Not Rare locally and occurring in Baluchistan and from Chitral to Shipki La.[4]
As per Savela, the butterfly is found in the Pamirs - Alai, Ghissar - Darvaz, Tian-Shan, North West India, South East Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, West Siberia, Altai, Turan and Kopet-Dagh.[3]
[edit] Description
The Chequered Blue is 20 to 26mm in size. The male butterfly is pale dusky-blue in colour with a broad border while the female is brown. The butterfly is named for its prominent chequered fringe.[4]
[edit] Cited references
- ^ Card for species vicrama in LepIndex. Accessed 14 October 2006.
- ^ a b c Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H22.2, pg 225.
- ^ a b Page on Marrku Savela's site for genus Pseudophilotes (Lycaenidae).
- ^ a b Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, pg 281.
[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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