Biology:Phengaris atroguttata
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Phengaris |
| Species: | P. atroguttata
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| Binomial name | |
| Phengaris atroguttata (Oberthür 1876)
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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.
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
Cited references
- ↑ Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Phengaris (Lycaenidae).[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Phengaris atroguttata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=205294. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 225, ser no H22.1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 253 & 255. ISBN 978-8170192329. https://books.google.com/books?id=yEkgAQAAMAAJ.
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. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/.
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329. https://books.google.com/books?id=yEkgAQAAMAAJ.
Wikidata ☰ Q7181343 entry
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