Phengaris atroguttata

Phengaris atroguttata, the great spotted blue,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar,[3] and China that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Underside
Upperside

Great spotted blue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Phengaris
Species:
P. atroguttata
Binomial name
Phengaris atroguttata
(Oberthür 1876)
Synonyms
  • Phengaris juenana (Forster, 1940)
  • Phengaris lampra (Röber, 1926)

Taxonomy

The butterfly was earlier known as Polyommatus atroguttata (Oberthür).[3]

Range

It is found in Nagaland and the Chin Hills of Myanmar[3][4] and is considered rare.[4]

The habitat of Phengaris atroguttata and Phengaris xiushani in north-western Yunnan, alt. 2,800 meters

Subspecies
  • Phengaris atroguttata atroguttata northwest India, west China and Taiwan
  • Phengaris atroguttata juenana (Forster, 1940) Yunnan
  • Phengaris atroguttata lampra (Röber, 1926) north Myanmar
  • Phengaris daitozana Wileman, 1911

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]

See also

Cited references
  1. Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Phengaris (Lycaenidae).
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phengaris atroguttata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 225, ser no H22.1.
  4. Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 253 & 255. ISBN 978-8170192329.

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