Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798) - Gram Blue

Subspecies in India

(1) Euchrysops cnejus cnejus (Fabricius, 1798) – Oriental Gram Blue

  The subspecies cnejus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 

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  The subspecies cnejus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 
StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT1111
Andhra Pradesh3126235
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam1
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh213751551322236
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT1
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi121561
Goa1
Gujarat11231111
Haryana1
Himachal Pradesh11
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand1
Karnataka813163322614210
Kerala7721662112344
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh14218532
Maharashtra67223659551068728
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha2
Puducherry UT
Punjab1
Rajasthan11
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1121113
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh221151
Uttarakhand111162
West Bengal22813161022
Total27198343024674712618413262
Fabaceae (Robinson et al. 2010), Acacia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Acacia caesia (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Butea monosperma (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Cajanus cajan (Robinson et al. 2010), Canavalia ensiformis (Robinson et al. 2010), Lablab purpureus (Robinson et al. 2010), Desmodium oojeinense (Bell 1918a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Paracalyx scariosus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Phaseolus (Robinson et al. 2010), Pisum sativum (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Pueraria phaseoloides (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Vigna cylindrica (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Vigna radiata (Robinson et al. 2010), Vigna trilobata (Bell 1918a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Vigna unguiculata (Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae).

Key Reference:

Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.

For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.

 

Page citation

Saji K 2024. Euchrysops cnejus (Fabricius, 1798) – Gram Blue. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/euchrysops-cnejus, accessed 2024/12/13.