Phengaris atroguttata

Great spotted blue
Scientific classification
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) ;

Last updated September 13, 2025

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.

Taxonomy

The butterfly was earlier known as Polyommatus atroguttata (Oberthür).^[3]

Range

It is found in Nagaland and the Chin Hills of Myanmar ^[3]^[4] and is considered rare.^[4]

Subspecies

Phengaris atroguttata atroguttata northwest India, west China and Taiwan
Phengaris atroguttata juenana(Forster, 1940) Yunnan
Phengaris atroguttata lampra(Röber, 1926) north Myanmar
Phengaris daitozanaWileman, 1911

Description

The butterfly ranges from 44 to 48 mm. The butterfly is white with pale blue suffusion, and, also a dark border on the forewing. The male butterfly has very large black discal spots showing through from below. These are darkened in above in the case of the female butterfly.^[4]

Cited references

↑ Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Phengaris (Lycaenidae). ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ 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.
1 2 3 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 225, ser no H22.1.
1 2 3 Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 253 & 255. ISBN 978-8170192329.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

References

Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
"Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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[Funet.fi-1] Page on Markku Savela's site for genus Phengaris (Lycaenidae). ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[LepIndex_atroguttata-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.

[Evans-3] 1 2 3 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 225, ser no H22.1.

[Wynter-Blyth-4] 1 2 3 Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 253 & 255. ISBN 978-8170192329.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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