Common Ciliate Blue

Anthene emolus · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Lycaenidae

Also called: Ciliate blue

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Common Ciliate Blue
Photo: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY

Its upper wings are a dull purple with blue-tinged bases, while the underside is a satiny purplish-brown.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The upper side of the wings is dull purple with blue near the bases. The underside appears purplish brown with a smooth, satiny shine.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

A fully fed adult reaches about 0.62 inches in length. Typical individuals are around 0.4 inches long and have the usual lycænid shape.

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Where it lives

It is found across India and Southeast Asia.

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What it eats

In Calcutta it feeds on lychee, golden shower tree, and Heynea trijuga. It also consumes a variety of other bushes.

Source: Wikipedia

Life cycle

Its body is uniformly reddish-brown with tiny darker speckles.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes India and Southeast Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Lycaenidae)

Common BlueCommon BluePolyommatus icarusGray HairstreakGray HairstreakStrymon melinusSmall CopperSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasEastern Tailed-BlueEastern Tailed-BlueEveres comyntasHolly BlueHolly BlueCelastrina argiolusLesser Grass BlueLesser Grass BlueZizina otis

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthene_emolus

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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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