Lampides boeticus, commonly called the Pea Blue, is a small Lycaenid butterfly seen in India.
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Lampides armeniensis Gerhard, 1882 |
synonym | Lampides boeticus anamariae Gómez Bustillo, 1973 |
synonym | Lycaena boetica armeniensis Gerhard, 1882 |
synonym | Lycaena boeticus albovittata Oberthür, 1910 |
synonym | Papilio archias Cramer, [1777] |
synonym | Papilio boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 |
synonym | Papilio damoetes Fabricius, 1775 |
synonym | Polyommatus bagus Distant, 1886 |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
SubSpecies Varieties Races
Lampides boeticus anamariae Bustillo, 1973
Lampides boeticus boeticoides Stauder, 1925
Lampides boeticus fusca de Sagarra, 1927
Lampides boeticus immarginata Stauder, 1925
Lampides boeticus infuscata Querci, 1932
Lampides boeticus nigrita Stauder, 1925
Lampides boeticus obsoleta Evans, 1925
Lampides boeticus pygmaea Stauder, 1925
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Migration
All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.
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Size
Size (Butterflies)
Small
Wingspan 24–32 mm for males and 24–34 mm for females.
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Morphology
Wing Tail (Butterflies)
Tailed
Adults:
It is a medium or small (dwarf) sized butterfly. It is shiny purple with two black tornal spots on the upper side of the hind wings. In the males the underside is buff (grayish shades) transverse by white fasciae with two black tornal spots crowned in orange. It has a white tipped tail. Females are as similar as the male but exceptionally bright but upper side is mostly duller, being dark brown with the basal area of the wings having a touch of pale shining blue.
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Behaviour
Flight style (Butterflies)
Fast
Low
Often found in huge numbers flying very rapidly near pea-plants.
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Trophic Strategy
Larvae feed on flowers, seeds and pods of many Fabaceae species, including Medicago, Crotalaria, Polygala, Tephrosia, Astragalus, Sutherlandia, Dolichos, Cytisus, Spartium and Lathyrus species. It has also been recorded on Crotolaria pallida and Colutea istria.
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Associations
Larvae are occasionally attended by ants in the genera Froggattella, Iridomyrmex or Campanotus.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat (Butterflies)
Bushes
Common in culivated areas in hills upto 3040 m
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Population Biology
Rarity
Common
Conservation Status
Common
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
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References
- Bingham, C. T. 1907. Fauna of British India. Butterflies. Volume 2.
- Lampides boeticus. (2012, November 6). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:22, December 20, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lampides_boeticus&oldid=521700206.
- Encyclopedia of Life. Available from http://www.eol.org. Accessed 20 Dec 2009.
- Kehimkar, I. (2008) The Book of Indian Butterflies. Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
- Kunte, K. and U. Kodandaramaiah. 2011. History of species pages on Butterflies of India website. In K. Kunte, S. Kalesh and U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). Butterflies of India, v. 1.05. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/species-pages/history-of-species-pages-on-butterflies-of-india-website Accessed on 23.8.2012.
Information Listing > References
- Bingham, C. T. 1907. Fauna of British India. Butterflies. Volume 2.
- Lampides boeticus. (2012, November 6). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:22, December 20, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lampides_boeticus&oldid=521700206.
- Encyclopedia of Life. Available from http://www.eol.org. Accessed 20 Dec 2009.
- Kehimkar, I. (2008) The Book of Indian Butterflies. Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
- Kunte, K. and U. Kodandaramaiah. 2011. History of species pages on Butterflies of India website. In K. Kunte, S. Kalesh and U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). Butterflies of India, v. 1.05. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/species-pages/history-of-species-pages-on-butterflies-of-india-website Accessed on 23.8.2012.
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Arthropoda |
Class | Insecta |
Order | Lepidoptera |
taxon:hierarchy.superfamily | Papilionoidea |
Family | Lycaenidae |
Genus | Lampides |
Species | Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus 1767) |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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