''Celastrina oreas '' is a small
butterfly found in the East
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
(Ussuri, China, Nepal, Assam, Burma, Taiwan) that belongs to the
lycaenids or blues family.
Description from Seitz
''C. oreas'' Leech (83 f). Male somewhat similar to the male of ''
argiolus'', but deeper violet-blue and the black apical area of the wings broader. The female too, is darker, being more purplish blue, the underside bearing fewer, but very strongly marked elongate spots. — In West China, up to 10, 000 ft.
[Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, ''Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter'', 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)]
Biology
The larva on feeds on ''
Prinsepia chinensis'', ''Prinsepia scandens'', ''
Eurya strigillosa'', ''E. acuminata'', ''E. groffii'', ''
Prinsepia scandens
''Prinsepia'' is a genus of trees in the Rosaceae. It bears fruit which looks like a cherry. The various species grow largely in Nepal, India, China, Bangladesh, and Taiwan, though ''P. sinensis'' is hardy in zone
Zone or The Zone may refer to ...
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File:OreasMFLeech1893OD.jpg , Illustration from ''Butterflies from China, Japan & Korea'', 1893
File:The Macrolepidoptera of the world (Taf. 83) (8145303452).jpg, Seitz 83f
See also
*
List of butterflies of Russia
References
oreas
Butterflies described in 1893
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