Poritia erycinoides (C. & R. Felder, 1865) - Blue Gem

Subspecies in India

(1) Poritia erycinoides trishna Fruhstorfer, 1919 – Khasi Blue Gem

Conservation and Special status

  This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the WildLife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022.

 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This species has been recorded so far from Nagaland within the Indian limits.

 

This is a very rare species.

 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
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
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland1
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1

Page citation

Aneesha, S., and K. Kunte. 2026. Poritia erycinoides (C. & R. Felder, 1865) – Blue Gem. 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/poritia-erycinoides, accessed 2026/06/04.