
Euchrysops cnejus, the gram blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found from India to Australia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Gram Blue being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Euchrysops osiris
- Chilades parrhasius
- Euchrysops barkeri
- Euchrysops malathana
- Anthene lunulata
- Eicochrysops messapus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Euchrysops
- Species
- Euchrysops cnejus
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