Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini > Lampides
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) – Pea Blue
Subspecies in India:
No subspecies are listed under this species.
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.- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Lampides boeticus – Pea Blue
Behavioural images
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Fabaceae (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Abrus precatorius (P. Churi pers. obs. 2017), Butea monosperma (Davidson et al. 1896; Bell 1918c; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Caesalpinia (Robinson et al. 2010), Cajanus cajan (Davidson et al. 1896; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Bell 1918c; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Crotalaria (Robinson et al. 2010), Crotalaria capensis (Bell 1918c; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Crotalaria juncea (Robinson et al. 2010), Crotalaria micans (Robinson et al. 2010), Crotalaria pallida (Kunte 2006), Crotalaria saltiana (Robinson et al. 2010), Gliricidia sepium (Chhaya & Saji 2018), Lablab purpureus (Robinson et al. 2010), Lupinus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Melilotus indicus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Pisum (Robinson et al. 2010), Pisum sativum (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Pongamia pinnata (Wynter-Blyth 1957), Pueraria phaseoloides (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Vigna unguiculata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Xylia xylocarpa (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.
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:
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 > Lampides
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Saji, K. and K. Chhaya. 2021. Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) – Pea 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/596/Lampides-boeticus
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