Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Arhopalini > Surendra
Surendra quercetorum (Moore, [1858]) – Common Acacia Blue
Subspecies in India:
(1) Surendra quercetorum quercetorum (Moore, [1858]) – Himalayan Common Acacia Blue
(2) Surendra quercetorum biplagiata Butler, 1883 – Dakhan Common Acacia Blue
(3) Surendra quercetorum latimargo Moore, 1879 – Andaman Common Acacia Blue
- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Surendra quercetorum biplagiata – Dakhan Common Acacia Blue
Surendra quercetorum latimargo – Andaman Common Acacia Blue
Surendra quercetorum quercetorum – Himalayan Common Acacia Blue
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Key Reference:
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.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Acacia caesia (Wynter-Blyth 1957), Acacia megaladena (Wynter-Blyth 1957), Acacia pennata (Davidson et al. 1897; Bell 1919a; Wynter-Blyth 1957), Acacia polyacantha (Wynter-Blyth 1957), Acacia torta (Wynter-Blyth 1957), Albizia odoratissima (Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae).
Key Reference:
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.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Arhopalini > Surendra
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Saji, K., and S. . 2021. Surendra quercetorum (Moore, [1858]) – Common Acacia Blue. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.17. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/482/Surendra-quercetorum
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