Euchrysops cnejus

Gram blue
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Euchrysops
Species:
E. cnejus
Binomial name
Euchrysops cnejus
Synonyms
  • Hesperia cnejus Fabricius, 1798
  • Lycaena pandia Kollar, [1844]
  • Lycaena patala Kollar, [1844]
  • Lycaena monica Reakirt, 1866
  • Lycaena samoa Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
  • Cupido amazara Kirby, 1871
  • Catochrysops hapalina Butler, 1883
  • Catochrysops trifracta Butler, 1884
  • Catochrysops theseus Swinhoe, 1885
  • Euchrysops suffusus Rothschild, 1915
  • Euchrysops cnidus Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
  • Catochrysops vitiensis Butler, 1883
  • Plebejus luzonicus Röber, 1886

Euchrysops cnejus, the gram blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found from India[2] to Australia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798.[1]

  1. ^ a b Savela, Markku (December 25, 2018). "Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. ^ R. K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 143. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.