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Scientific Name : Chilades pandava
Family : Lycaenidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Shrubs,Grassland
Description : The male butterfly has lavender-blue uppersides with brown markings on the forewings and narrow brown costa on the hindwings. The undersides are greyish-brown with transverse darker brown markings edged in white lines. The female is brown with blue iridescence on the forewings and slight blue near the base of the hindwings. The undersides are similar to the male but with slightly larger and clearer markings. Both genders have black antennae with white rings and brown head, thorax, and abdomen. The head and thorax may have bluish hairs, while the undersides are whitish for the palpi, thorax, and abdomen.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Talicada nyseus
(Red Pierrot) -
Curetis thetis
(Indian Sunbeam) -
Pseudozizeeria maha
(Pale Grass Blue) -
Prosotas nora
(Common Lineblue) -
Chilades lajus
(Lime Blue) -
Catapaecilma major
(Common Tinsel) -
Zizina otis
(Lesser Grass Blue) -
Arhopala centaurus
(Centaur Oakblue) -
Discolampa ethion
(Banded Blue Pierrot) -
Mahathala ameria
(Falcate Oakblue)
References:
description written by:Razia Sultana Setu,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, indiabiodiversity.org;photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbas,Birdwing,Bangladesh.more information please contact with us.
description written by:Razia Sultana Setu,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, indiabiodiversity.org;photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbas,Birdwing,Bangladesh.more information please contact with us.