Subspecies in India
(1) Ionolyce helicon viola (Moore, 1877) – Sri Lankan Pointed Lineblue
(2) Ionolyce helicon merguiana (Moore, 1884) – Mergui Pointed Lineblue
(3) Ionolyce helicon brunnea (Evans, 1932) – Andaman Pointed Lineblue
(4) Ionolyce helicon kondulana (Evans, 1932) – Nicobar Pointed Lineblue
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
(2) Ionolyce helicon merguiana (Moore, 1884) – Mergui Pointed Lineblue
(3) Ionolyce helicon brunnea (Evans, 1932) – Andaman Pointed Lineblue
(4) Ionolyce helicon kondulana (Evans, 1932) – Nicobar Pointed Lineblue
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Assam | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
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| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Kerala | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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| Mizoram | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nagaland | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
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| Sikkim | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Unknown.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Ionolyce helicon (C. Felder, 1860) – Pointed Lineblue. 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://ifoundbutterflies.org/ionolyce-helicon, accessed 2025/04/23.