Lampides boeticus

Lampides boeticus

Pea Blue

(Linnaeus, 1767) Catalogue of Life

IUCN status
Least Concern (LC) IUCN
GBIF observations
73,392 GBIF
iNaturalist observations
27,126 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
3 specimens
Description

Lampides boeticus, the pea blue, or long-tailed blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or gossamer-winged family.

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Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological

Specimens in the collection

Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid

Larval host plants NHM HOSTS

  • Pisum sativum Fabaceae · Lathyrus
  • Cajanus cajan Fabaceae · Cajanus
  • Phaseolus sp. Fabaceae · Phaseolus
  • Crotalaria sp. Tortricidae · Crotalaria
  • Crotalaria pallida Fabaceae · Crotalaria
  • Lablab purpureus Fabaceae · Lablab
  • Pisum sp. Fabaceae · Lathyrus
  • Butea monosperma Fabaceae · Butea
  • Crotalaria saltiana Fabaceae · Crotalaria
  • Lupinus sp. Fabaceae · Lupinus
  • Canavalia sp. Fabaceae · Canavalia
  • Crotalaria juncea Fabaceae · Crotalaria

+52 more recorded host plant(s)

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