Common Hedge Blue

Acytolepis puspa, the common hedge blue, is a small butterfly found in Cambodia, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapur, Yunnan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Borneo and New Guinea that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Thomas Horsfield in 1828.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Common Hedge 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

• Celastrina lavendularis
• Udara cyma
• Udara albocaerulea
• Udara dilectus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Lycaenidae

Genus

Acytolepis

Species

Acytolepis puspa

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