Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Celastrina ladonides | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Celastrina Rank Species | |
Similar Celastrina huegeli, Celastrina gozora, Celastrina lavendularis, Celastrina lucia, Tongeia fischeri | ||
Celastrina ladonides, the silvery hedge blue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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Taxonomy
The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis ladonides Hemmings.
Range
It is found from Murree in Pakistan to Kumaon in India.
References
Celastrina ladonides Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA