Subspecies in India
No subspecies are listed under this species.
Taxonomic Information
Another taxon, fujianensis Huang, 1994, from Fujian, E. China, is sometimes listed as a subspecies of gigas, although it is most likely a distinct species.
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This species has been recorded so far from Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand within the Indian limits.
This is an uncommon species.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | |||||||||||||
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| Bihar | |||||||||||||
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| Chhattisgarh | |||||||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
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| Kerala | |||||||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
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| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Page citation
Aneesha, S., and K. Kunte. 2026. Celastrina gigas (Hemming, 1928) – Silvery Hedge Blue. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/celastrina-gigas, accessed 2026/06/16.