Holly Blue
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| Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)[1], is a butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family and is native to Eurasia. In India, it is known as the Hill Hedge Blue [2].
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[edit] Taxonomy
The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis argiolus Woodmason[2].
[edit] Range
It is found in Eurasia. In South Asia, it occurs from Chitral in Pakistan to Kumaon in India[2].
[edit] Cited references
- ^ Card for argiolus in LepIndex. Accessed 14 October 2006.
- ^ a b c Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H21.24, pp 221-226
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Celastrina argiolus at funet.fi
[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
- Celastrina argiolus (TSN 188523). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 6 February 2006.
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