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The Large Hedge Blue (Celastrina huegeli)[1] is a small butterfly found in India[2] that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. Frederic Moore FZS ( May 13, 1830 – May 10, 1907) was a British Entomologist. A butterfly is an Insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies
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Taxonomy
The alternate scientific name is Celastrina huegelii. [3] 5he butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis huegelii Moore[2]. The Large Hedge Blue ( Celastrina huegeli) is a small Butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family Frederic Moore FZS ( May 13, 1830 – May 10, 1907) was a British Entomologist.
The spelling of the species taxon name is usually found in literature as huegelii, except for the NMNH's LepIndex site where it is recorded as huegeli.
The species is considered as per Marrku Savela to consist of the following erstwhile species[3].
- Celastrina huegelii dipora, the Dusky Blue Cupid previously Everes dipora as per Evans[4], but considered as a separate species Celastrina dipora in NMNH's LepIndex[5]. The Dusky Blue Cupid ( Celastrina dipora) is a small Butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family The Dusky Blue Cupid ( Celastrina dipora) is a small Butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family
Range
It is found in Kashmir to Kumaon in India[2]. This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Marrku Savela's site gives range of the butterfly as Himalayas to Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Northern Thailand, the extended range being due to the inclusion of C. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj h. singalensis and C. h. dipora as part of the huegelii species.
Cited references
- ^ Card for huegeli in LepIndex. Accessed 14 October 2006.
- ^ a b c Evans,W. H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H21. 22, pp 224
- ^ a b Page on Marrku Savela's site for genus Celastrina (Lycaenidae).
- ^ Evans,W. H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H18. 4, pp 219
- ^ Card for dipora in LepIndex. Accessed 28 December 2006.
See also
References
- Beccaloni, G. The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies India has an extremely diverse Terrain, Climate and Vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat and cold of desert and jungle of low lying plains and This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles W. , Scoble, M. J. , Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 14 October 2006].
- Evans, W. H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [1].
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