Celaenorrhinus plagifera de Nicéville, 1889 - Large-spotted Flat

Subspecies in India

No subspecies are listed under this species. It is also known as de Nicéville's Spotted Flat.

Conservation and Special status

This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 ('WPAA').

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This species has been recorded so far from Arunachal Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh, within the Indian limits. 

 

This species is rare.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh12
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh1
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total13

Unknown.

Page citation

Tadse, S., and K. Kunte. 2026. Celaenorrhinus plagifera de Nicéville, 1889 – Large-spotted Flat. 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/celaenorrhinus-plagifera, accessed 2026/05/26.