Celastrina ladonides

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Celastrina ladonides, the silvery hedge blue,{{LepIndex |id=202161 |name=Celastrina argiolus ssp. ladonides}} Retrieved April 19, 2018. is a small butterfly found in India{{cite book |last=Evans |first1=W.H. |author-link=William Harry Evans |title=The Identification of Indian Butterflies |edition=2nd |location=Mumbai, India |publisher=Bombay Natural History Society |year=1932 |pages=221–226, ser no H21.23 }} that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Taxonomy

The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis ladonides Hemmings.

Range

It is found from Murree in Pakistan to Kumaon in India.

See also

References

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  • {{cite web |url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/ |title=The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) |last1=Beccaloni |first1=George |last2=Scoble |first2=Malcolm |last3=Kitching |first3=Ian |last4=Simonsen |first4=Thomas |last5=Robinson |first5=Gaden |last6=Pitkin |first6=Brian |last7=Hine |first7=Adrian |last8=Lyal |first8=Chris |publisher=Natural History Museum, London |access-date=2016-10-15 }}
  • {{cite book |last=Evans |first1=W.H. |author-link=William Harry Evans |title=The Identification of Indian Butterflies |edition=2nd |location=Mumbai, India |publisher=Bombay Natural History Society |year=1932 }}

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ladonides

Category:Fauna of Pakistan

Category:Butterflies of Asia

Category:Butterflies described in 1869

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