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

The Common Ciliate Blue is a small butterfly about 0.4-0.62 inches long, dark green with a typical Lycaenid shape. It lives in India and southeast Asia and feeds on plants such as Nephelium litchi, Cassia fistula and Heynea trijuga, and will also eat other bushes.

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How to recognize it

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

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Size

When fully fed it measures about 0.62 inches in length and is somewhat dark green. Typically it is about 0.4 inches long and has the usual Lycaenid shape.

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Where it lives

It is found in India and southeast Asia.

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What it eats

It also feeds on many other bushes.

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Where it comes from

Its native range includes India and southeast Asia.

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More photos

Common Ciliate Blue photo 2
Photo: Doreen, CC BY
Common Ciliate Blue photo 3
Photo: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY
Common Ciliate Blue photo 4
Photo: Ashwin Viswanathan, CC BY
Common Ciliate Blue photo 5
Photo: Gerard Chartier, CC BY

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 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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