Subspecies in India
(1) Anthene emolus emolus (Godart, [1824]) – Bengal Common Ciliate Blue
(2) Anthene emolus andamanicus (Fruhstorfer, 1916) – Andaman Common Ciliate Blue
(2) Anthene emolus andamanicus (Fruhstorfer, 1916) – Andaman Common Ciliate Blue
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These records extend the range of this species to Kumaon, Uttarakhand. Evans (1932) lists the distribution of this species as "S. India, Sikkim-Burma". Wynter-Blyth (1957) listed its range as "S. India. Sikkim to Assam and Burma. Bengal. Orissa." Cantlie (1962) added "Bihar" to the known distribution mentioned above. Smith (1994) lists this species from Nepal as "Not rare across the Country." However, there are no published records of this species from Uttarakhand, hence these records extend its range further westwards. The species was seen commonly across the Ramnagar Forest Division and Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve during a 3 day visit in Oct 2016. Surveys in the same area in previous years had not yield any records of this species. Coincidentally, Shankar Kumar photographed this species in July 2016 at Haldwani, Nainital District, Uttarakhand.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Assam | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Kerala | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| Maharashtra | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Manipur | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| Mizoram | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nagaland | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Odisha | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | |||||||||||||
| Sikkim | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||
| Tripura | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 16 |
Mangifera indica (Robinson et al. 2010) (Anacardiaceae). Combretum latifolium (Bell 1918b; Wynter-Blyth 1957), Terminalia paniculata (Wynter-Blyth 1957) (Combretaceae). Cassia fistula (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Robinson et al. 2010), Saraca asoca (Bell 1918b; Wynter-Blyth 1957) (Fabaceae). Heynea trijuga (Wynter-Blyth 1957) (Meliaceae). Litchi chinensis (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017) (Sapindaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
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Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Anthene emolus (Godart, [1824]) – Common Ciliate 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/anthene-emolus, accessed 2024/04/19.