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

- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Unknown.
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.

References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini > Ionolyce
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2021. Ionolyce helicon (C. Felder, 1860) – Pointed Lineblue. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.06. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/1043/Ionolyce-helicon