@Syed Abbas,Birdwing,Bangladesh
Pointed Ciliate Blue Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Anthene lycaenina
Family : Lycaenidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Forest,Hill tracts
Description : Both sexes have notable differences in wing shape: the male has a narrower and more pointed forewing, while the hindwing is more sharply angled at the tornus. The upper side markings are similar between the two forms. On the underside, the ground color is slightly darker. In the forewing, the transverse discal band is dislocated below vein 3, forming a rough Y-shaped figure with the short band on the discocellulars and the anterior part of the discal band. The hindwing has a large black or dark brown white-encircled spot touching vein 7 near its base, which is absent in A. emolus. The discal and terminal transverse bands on the hindwing have more broken, irregular, and confused pale or white edgings. Antennae, head, thorax, and abdomen are similar to the female of A. emolus, but on the underside, the palpi, thorax, and abdomen are whiter with a slight bluish tint.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Jamides celeno
(Common Cerulean) -
Jamides pura
(White Cerulean) -
Anthene emolus
(Common Ciliate Blue) -
Chilades pandava
(Plains Cupid) -
Prosotas nora
(Common Lineblue) -
Megisba malaya
(Malayan) -
Talicada nyseus
(Red Pierrot) -
Zizula hylax
(Tiny Grass Blue) -
Castalius rosimon
(Common Pierrot) -
Jamides alecto
(Metalic Cerulean)
References:
description written by:Razia Sultana Setu,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.dilmahconservation.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, www.dilmahconservation.org;photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbas,Birdwing,Bangladesh.more information please contact with us.