| Great spotted blue | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Phengaris |
| Species: | P. atroguttata
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| Binomial name | |
| Phengaris atroguttata (
Oberthür 1876)
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| Synonyms | |
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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.
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]
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
- ^ Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Phengaris (Lycaenidae).[ permanent dead link]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 225, ser no H22.1.
- ^ a b c Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 253 & 255. ISBN 978-8170192329.
References
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
Media related to
Phengaris atroguttata at Wikimedia Commons
| Great spotted blue | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Phengaris |
| Species: | P. atroguttata
|
| Binomial name | |
| Phengaris atroguttata (
Oberthür 1876)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
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.
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]
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
- ^ Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Phengaris (Lycaenidae).[ permanent dead link]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 225, ser no H22.1.
- ^ a b c Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 253 & 255. ISBN 978-8170192329.
References
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
Media related to
Phengaris atroguttata at Wikimedia Commons