Phengaris atroguttata

Great spotted blue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Phengaris
Species:
P. atroguttata
Binomial name
Phengaris atroguttata
(Oberthür 1876)
Synonyms
  • Phengaris juenana (Forster, 1940)
  • Phengaris lampra (Röber, 1926)

Phengaris atroguttata, the great spotted blue,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar,[3] and China that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Underside
Upperside
  1. ^ Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Phengaris (Lycaenidae).[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Phengaris atroguttata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 225, ser no H22.1.