Biology:Celastrina cardia
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Pale hedge blue | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Celastrina |
| Species: | C. cardia
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| Binomial name | |
| Celastrina cardia (Felder, 1860)
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Celastrina cardia, the pale 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 cardia Moore.[2]
Range
It is found in Shimla in India to the Karen Hills in Myanmar.[2]
See also
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Celastrina cardia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=202181. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 221–226, ser no H21.20.
Wikidata ☰ Q5057523 entry
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