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

- 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:
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.

References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Horagini > Horaga
Cite this page along with its URL as:
. 2021. Horaga onyx (Moore, [1858]) – Common Onyx. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.06. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/973/Horaga-onyx