Lampides boeticus

Peablue or Long-tailed Blue

Lampides boeticus. Side.

Lampides boeticus
(Linnaeus, 1767)

The Peablue (Lampides boeticus), or Long-tailed Blue, is a small butterfly found in Europe, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Australia that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

[edit] Foodplants

Crotolaria pallida^[1]

At Hodal in Faridabad District of Haryana, India	At Hodal in Faridabad District of Haryana, India	At Hodal in Faridabad District of Haryana, India	Pea Blue in Kullu-Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
Pea Blue in Kullu-Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India	Pea Blue in Kullu-Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India	Female Lampides boeticus

^ Kunte, K. 2006. Additions to the known larval host plants of Indian butterflies. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 103(1):119-121

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