Common hedge blue
Acytolepis puspa
The common hedge blue is a small butterfly. The male is violet blue and sparkles in the light. Underneath, its wings are bluish white with big black spots.
Lives in
South and Southeast Asia, from Pakistan and India to Taiwan, Borneo and New Guinea
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Grown-up butterflies sip nectar from flowers. Its caterpillars eat plants.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Common hedge blue about 15 km/h (9.3 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its wings have black borders, widest at the tips of the front wings.
2
In some light, the male shines with bright rainbow-like colours.
3
It is the model species for its whole group, called Acytolepis.
you asked
Most asked questions about Common hedge blue
?Where does the common hedge blue live?
In many countries of South and Southeast Asia, and on New Guinea.
?What colour is the common hedge blue?
The male is violet blue on top, and both males and females are bluish white with black spots underneath.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Acytolepis puspa
- Named by
- Horsfield, 1828
- Group
- Butterflies
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Lycaenidae
- Lives on
- Asia, Australia and Oceania
Where the facts come from
- Acytolepis puspa (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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