Subspecies in India
(1) Euchrysops cnejus cnejus (Fabricius, 1798) – Oriental Gram Blue
The subspecies cnejus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The subspecies cnejus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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The subspecies cnejus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Assam | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 6 | ||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Goa | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Gujarat | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Haryana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Kerala | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Maharashtra | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 108 | 90 | 28 | |
| Manipur | |||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
| Mizoram | |||||||||||||
| Nagaland | |||||||||||||
| Odisha | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| West Bengal | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 29 | 19 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 69 | 47 | 132 | 187 | 137 | 62 |
Fabaceae (Robinson et al. 2010), Acacia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Acacia caesia (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Butea monosperma (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Cajanus cajan (Robinson et al. 2010), Canavalia ensiformis (Robinson et al. 2010), Lablab purpureus (Robinson et al. 2010), Desmodium oojeinense (Bell 1918a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Paracalyx scariosus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Phaseolus (Robinson et al. 2010), Pisum sativum (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Pueraria phaseoloides (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Vigna cylindrica (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Vigna radiata (Robinson et al. 2010), Vigna trilobata (Bell 1918a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Vigna unguiculata (Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae).
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
Saji K 2025. Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798) – Gram 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/euchrysops-cnejus, accessed 2025/10/25.