Celastrina
Azures, Holly Blues, Hedge Blues
Andrew V. Z. Brower
- Celastrina acesina
- Celastrina algernoni
- Celastrina argiolus
- Celastrina ebenina
- Celastrina echo
- Celastrina fedoseevi
- Celastrina filipjevi
- Celastrina gigas
- Celastrina gozora
- Celastrina hersilia
- Celastrina huegelii
- Celastrina humulus
- Celastrina idella
- Celastrina ladon
- Celastrina lavendularis
- Celastrina lucia
- Celastrina morsheadi
- Celastrina neglecta
- Celastrina neglectamajor
- Celastrina nigra
- Celastrina ogasawaraensis
- Celastrina oreas
- Celastrina perplexa
- Celastrina phellodendroni
- Celastrina philippina
- Celastrina serotina
- Celastrina sugitanii
- Celastrina tenella
Introduction
A mainly Holarctic genus that extends into southeast Asia and ranges to Australia. Due to extensive geographical variation and seasonal polyphenism, there is a good deal of disagreement among authors about the circumscription of species, particularly for the argiolus complex. Lamas (2004), for example, views all the North American species to be part of a Holarctic C. argiolus, while others restrict that name to the Palearctic populations. The names of narrowly-circumscribed taxa are listed here to inspire a phylogenetic analysis.
Other Names for Celastrina
- Cyaniroides
- Maslowskia
- Vernacular Names: Azures, Holly Blues, Hedge Blues
References
Eliot, J. N. and Kawazoé, A. 1983 Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group. British Museum (Natural History), London.
Lamas, G. (ed.) 2004 Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
Parsons, M. 1999 The butterflies of Papua New Guinea: their systematics and biology. San Diego: Academic Press.
Vane-Wright, R. I. & de Jong, R. 2003 The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343, 1-267.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Celastrina argiolus |
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| Location | County Mayo, Ireland |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Kevin Murphy |
| Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
| View | Dorsal |
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| Scientific Name | Celastrina ladon |
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| Location | Molino Basin, Santa Catalina Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Behavior | drinking water |
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