Pea Blue (Female)

Description:

Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus, Lycaenidae). An ovipositing female. Listed Philippine distribution: Philippines generally Recorded hostplants: Papilionaceae especially Crotalaria species, including C. pallida (flowers and young seeds), also Chamaecytisus prolifer (Tree lucerne), Clianthus formosus (Sturt's desert pea), Dolichos, Kennedia prostrata, Lathyrus odoratus (Sweet pea), Lespedeza formosa, Lotus australis, Lupinus (Lupin), Millettia nitida, Phaseolus vulgaris (Garden bean), Pisum sativum (Garden pea), Psoralea patens, Pueraria lobata, Sesbania cannaba, Swainsonia, Vicia faba (Broad bean), V.sativa, Vigna sesquipedalis and Virgilia oroboides.

Habitat:

Untended open space near hot spring resort houses in Calamba, Laguna.