Common Hedge Blue
Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
Common Hedge Blue
Latin Name
๐๐ค๐บ๐ต๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฑ๐ข
Taxa
Family
Lycaenidae
Habitats
Features
The upperwings of males are primarily in matallic blue, while that of female are predominantly white with thicker black borders on the forewings. The underwings are both sexes are greyish white adorned with black spots. There are small black spots along the edges and narrow wavy stripes along the inner edge. They also display seasonal dimorphism: the spots on dry saason form are smaller and narrower.
Behaviour
Caterpillar feeds on host plants ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ข, ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ข ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ด๐ข, and ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ.
- Yiu, V. (Ed.) (2004).ใ้ฆๆธฏ่ง่ถๅ้่ง่ถๅฐๅใ[Hong Kong Butterfly Guide and Observation Sites]. Hong Kong Lepidopteristsโ Society and Hong Kong Discovery.
- AFCD (2021). Hong Kong Biodiversity Information Hub. https://bih.gov.hk/en/species-database/species-information/index.html?id=3929
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