Gram Blue Butterfly (Male)
Euchrysops cnejus cnejus
14.33, 121.09
Field Notes
Description:
Euchrysops cnejus cnejus (Fabricius, 1798), the Oriental Gram Blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family, and has Philippine distribution in Cebu, Leyte, Luzon, Palawan, Tawi-tawi.
Male upperside: pale purplish suffused with a bluish shade, apparent only in certain lights. Male underside: silver-grey, in some with a pale yellowish, in others with a faint brown tint.
Habitat:
Backyard adjacent to an open space.
Notes:
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 15, 2013
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