Phengaris atroguttata

Great spotted blue
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Phengaris
Species:	P. atroguttata
Binomial name
Phengaris atroguttata (Oberthür 1876)
Synonyms
Phengaris juenana (Forster, 1940) Phengaris lampra (Röber, 1926)

Phengaris atroguttata, the great spotted blue,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar,[3] and China that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Underside

Upperside

Taxonomy

The butterfly was earlier known as Polyommatus atroguttata (Oberthür).[3]

Range

It is found in Nagaland and the Chin Hills of Myanmar[3][4] and is considered rare.[4]

The habitat of Phengaris atroguttata and Phengaris xiushani in north-western Yunnan, alt. 2,800 meters

Subspecies

• Phengaris atroguttata atroguttata northwest India, west China and Taiwan
• Phengaris atroguttata juenana (Forster, 1940) Yunnan
• Phengaris atroguttata lampra (Röber, 1926) north Myanmar
• Phengaris daitozana Wileman, 1911

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.[4]

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

Cited references

1. Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Phengaris (Lycaenidae).^[permanent dead link‍]
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Phengaris atroguttata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
3. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 225, ser no H22.1.
4. Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 253 & 255. ISBN 978-8170192329.

References

• Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
• Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
• "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
• Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.

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