Celastrina ladonides explained

Celastrina ladonides, the silvery hedge blue,^[1] is a small butterfly found in India^[2] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Taxonomy

The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis ladonides Hemmings.^[2]

Range

It is found from Murree in Pakistan to Kumaon in India.^[2]

See also

• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

• Web site: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) . Beccaloni . George . Scoble . Malcolm . Kitching . Ian . Simonsen . Thomas . Robinson . Gaden . Pitkin . Brian . Hine . Adrian . Lyal . Chris . Natural History Museum, London . 2016-10-15 .
• Book: Evans . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 .

Notes and References

1. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
2. Book: Evans . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 . 221–226, ser no H21.23 .