Phengaris atroguttata

The Great Spotted Blue (Phengaris atroguttata) is a small butterfly found in India and Myanmar that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Taxonomy

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

Range

It is found in Nagaland and the Chin Hills of Myanmar. Rare.

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.

Cited references

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

• Beccaloni, G. 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
• Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.