Common Cerulean
Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
Common Cerulean
Latin Name
๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ
Taxa
Butterflies
Family
Lycaenidae
Habitats
Woodland
Shrubland
Village
Former Farmland
Features
On the upperwings, the male is mainly pale blue while the female is white. Both sexees have black markings along the margin on the hindwings, while that of female are broader. On the underwings,both sexes are pale greyish brown with several white and dark brown short stripes. The dry form has slender stripes. There is a orange-crowned black ocellus at the tornal area of each hindwing. They have a pair of tails.
Behaviour
Active close to the ground, often stay and rest.
Fun Fact
Note
Reference
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- Yiu, V. (Ed.) (2004).ใ้ฆๆธฏ่ง่ถๅ้่ง่ถๅฐๅใ[Hong Kong Butterfly Guide and Observation Sites]. Hong Kong Lepidopteristsโ Society and Hong Kong Discovery.
- Pun, S. F. (2024). Fung Yuen Eco Series - Hong Kong Butterfly Identification Guide (1st ed.). Hong Kong: Environmental Assoication Ltd., Fung Yuen