Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Horagini > Horaga
Horaga onyx (Moore, [1858]) – Common Onyx
Subspecies in India:
(1) Horaga onyx onyx (Moore, [1858]) – Variable Common Onyx
(2) Horaga onyx cingalensis Moore, [1884] – Bright Blue Common Onyx
(3) Horaga onyx rana de Nicéville, 1888 – Andaman Common Onyx
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
(2) Horaga onyx cingalensis Moore, [1884] – Bright Blue Common Onyx
(3) Horaga onyx rana de Nicéville, 1888 – Andaman Common Onyx
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
Horaga onyx – Common Onyx
Horaga onyx cingalensis – Bright Blue Common Onyx
Horaga onyx onyx – Variable Common Onyx
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Horaga onyx cingalensis - Mangifera indica (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017) (Anacardiaceae). Coriaria nepalensis (Mackinnon & de Nicéville 1898; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Robinson et al. 2010) (Coriariaceae).
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 > Theclinae > Horagini > Horaga
Cite this page along with its URL as:
. 2020. Horaga onyx (Moore, [1858]) – Common Onyx. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.90. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/973/Horaga-onyx
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