Common Cerulean

The male is the lightest shade of blue about other ceruleans. It is greyish blue in colour, while the sub-marginal areas of both wings are relatively brighter. The black outer margin is of uniform width along the forewing. The hindwing has a submarginal row of black spots. In the female, the black border is wider at the apex and goes up to the upper margin of the forewing. The hindwing has a sub-marginal row of crescent-shaped markings. The undersides of both sexes are light brownish-grey. Its two sub-marginal rows form continuous bands of straight, thick white lines. The marginal white band also forms a continuous line and is clearly separated from the outer sub-marginal band. Both the third and fourth white bands from the base of the forewing are regular. The ‘>’ on the hindwing is deep. The tornal spot is usually heavily capped in orange.