White Hedge Blue
Udara akasa mavisa (Fruhstorfer, 1917) Malayalam Name : വെള്ള വേലിനീലി Common Name ; Sahyadri White Hedge Blue Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Lycaenidae Sub Family : Polyommatinae DISTRIBUTION Indo-malayan Realm STATUS: common HABITAT HABITS Tarucus ananda is associated with Crematogaster ants IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Small sized butterfly with wingspan 29-35 mm. SIMILAR SPECIES: LARVAL HOST PLANTS IMAGES Male female Courtesy Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ് മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ