Celastrina ladonides

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Silvery hedge blue
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C. ladonides
Binomial name
Celastrina ladonides
(De L'Orza, 1869)

Celastrina ladonides, the silvery hedge blue,[1] is a small butterfly found in India[2] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Taxonomy

The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis ladonides Hemmings.[2]

Range

It is found from Murree in Pakistan to Kumaon in India.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Card for ladonides in LepIndex. Accessed 14 October 2006.
  2. ^ a b c Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 221–226, ser no H21.23.