Celastrina ladonides
Species of butterfly
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Celastrina ladonides, the silvery hedge blue,[1] is a small butterfly found in India[2] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
| Silvery hedge blue | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Celastrina |
| Species: | C. ladonides |
| Binomial name | |
| Celastrina ladonides (De L'Orza, 1869) | |
Taxonomy
The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis ladonides Hemmings.[2]