Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini > Ionolyce
Ionolyce helicon (C. Felder, 1860) – Pointed Lineblue
Subspecies in India:
(1) Ionolyce helicon viola (Moore, 1877) – Sri Lankan Pointed Lineblue
(2) Ionolyce helicon merguiana (Moore, 1884) – Mergui Pointed Lineblue
(3) Ionolyce helicon brunnea (Evans, 1932) – Andaman Pointed Lineblue
(4) Ionolyce helicon kondulana (Evans, 1932) – Nicobar Pointed Lineblue
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
(2) Ionolyce helicon merguiana (Moore, 1884) – Mergui Pointed Lineblue
(3) Ionolyce helicon brunnea (Evans, 1932) – Andaman Pointed Lineblue
(4) Ionolyce helicon kondulana (Evans, 1932) – Nicobar Pointed Lineblue
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Ionolyce helicon merguiana – Mergui Pointed Lineblue
Ionolyce helicon viola – Sri Lankan Pointed Lineblue
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini > Ionolyce
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2019. Ionolyce helicon (C. Felder, 1860) – Pointed Lineblue. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.63. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/1043/Ionolyce-helicon
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