The lime blue (Chilades lajus) is belonging to the lycaenids or blues family and is a small butterfly (wingspan 26-30 mm) whose caterpillars are feeding on citrus plants, including lime plants, and are considered a minor pest in tropical Asia. This butterfly is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Hainan, Mangulam Island, Sulawesi, and the Philippines. A Lime blue (Chilades lajus) butterfly is sucking nectar from an Acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia) flower using a long, tube-like mouthpart proboscis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 02, 2025.
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