Subspecies in India
(1) Prosotas dubiosa indica (Evans, [1925]) – Indian Tailless Lineblue
Conservation and Special status
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 ('WPAA').
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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This species has so far been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal, within the Indian limits.
This species is common.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 ('WPAA').
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Assam | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Goa | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Gujarat | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 9 | 13 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | |
| Kerala | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Maharashtra | 46 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 20 | |
| Manipur | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Mizoram | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nagaland | |||||||||||||
| Odisha | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | |||||||||||||
| Sikkim | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Telangana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 59 | 79 | 67 | 45 | 27 | 33 | 20 | 23 | 46 | 52 | 28 | 39 |
Mallotus philippensis (Euphorbiaceae); Acacia spp., Acacia caesia, Acacia torta, Leucaena leucocephala, Lysiloma latisiliquum, Mimosa invisa, Mimosa pudica, Pithecellobium dulce (Fabaceae).
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants. For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
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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.
Page citation
Tadse, S., and K. Kunte. 2026. Prosotas dubiosa (Semper, [1879]) – Tailless 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/prosotas-dubiosa, accessed 2026/06/04.