Celastrina huegeli
Encyclopedia
The Large Hedge Blue (Celastrina huegeli) is a small butterfly
found in India
that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues
family.
.
The spelling of the species taxon name is usually found in literature as huegelii, except for the NHM's LepIndex site where it is recorded as huegeli.
The species is considered as per Marrku Savela to consist of the following erstwhile species :-
to Kumaon
in India
. Marrku Savela's site gives range of the butterfly as Himalayas
to Sri Lanka
, Myanmar
and Northern Thailand
, the extended range being due to the inclusion of C. h. singalensis and C. h. dipora as part of the huegelii species.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
found in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
family.
Taxonomy
The alternate scientific name is Celastrina huegelii. The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis huegelii MooreFrederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...
.
The spelling of the species taxon name is usually found in literature as huegelii, except for the NHM's LepIndex site where it is recorded as huegeli.
The species is considered as per Marrku Savela to consist of the following erstwhile species :-
- Celastrina heugelii singalensis previously Lycaenopsis singalensis as per Evans and considered as Polyommatus singalensisPolyommatus singalensisThe Singhalese Hedge Blue is a small butterfly found in Sri Lanka that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.-Description:...
as per NHM's LepIndex. - Celastrina huegelii dipora, the Dusky Blue Cupid previously Everes dipora as per Evans
Range
It is found in KashmirKashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
to Kumaon
Kumaon Division
For Kumaoni/Kumauni People see Kumauni PeopleKumaon or Kumaun is one of the two regions and administrative divisions of Uttarakhand, a mountainous state of northern India, the other being Garhwal. It includes the districts of Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh, and Udham Singh Nagar...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Marrku Savela's site gives range of the butterfly as Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
and Northern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, the extended range being due to the inclusion of C. h. singalensis and C. h. dipora as part of the huegelii species.
See also
- LycaenidaeLycaenidaeThe Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)