Prosotas pia Toxopeus, 1929 - Additional Lineblue

Subspecies in India

(1) Prosotas pia marginata Tite, 1963 – Margined Additional Lineblue

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, Manipur, Meghalaya, and Sikkim, within Indian limits.

This species is locally common.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh61
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur2
Meghalaya1
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim21
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total9121

Unknown.

Page citation

Tadse, S., and K. Kunte. 2026. Prosotas pia Toxopeus, 1929 – Additional Lineblue. 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/index.php/prosotas-pia, accessed 2026/05/24.