Celastrina gigas

Silvery hedge blue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Celastrina
Species:
C. gigas
Binomial name
Celastrina gigas
(Hemming, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Lycaenopsis gigas Hemming, 1928
  • Lycaenopsis ladonides gigas Hemming, 1928
  • Celastrina ladonides gigas Hemming, 1928

Celastrina gigas, the silvery hedge blue,[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Francis Hemming in 1928.

Taxonomy

The species is considered to consist of the following subspecies:

  • C. g. gigas – nominate subspecies
  • C. g. fujianensis Huang, 1994 Fujian

Range

It is found in the West Himalaya.

See also

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Celastrina gigas​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.