Taxonomic Information
The status of this taxon is still under debate. Some taxonomists continue to treat it as a distinct species while there is mixed evidence that this may either be a subspecies of Matrona nigripectus Selys, 1879 - Assam Bluewing, or its synonym. The debate may eventually be settled with an integrated taxonomic approach, which is awaited.
Conservation and Special status
IUCN Red List Category: Least ConcernPhoto Gallery and Species Biology
Matrona basilaris -
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This is an uncommon species.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Assam | |||||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | |||||||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | |||||||||||||
| Kerala | |||||||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | |||||||||||||
| Manipur | |||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Mizoram | |||||||||||||
| Nagaland | |||||||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Paschimbanga | |||||||||||||
| Pondicherry | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | |||||||||||||
| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||
| Telangana | |||||||||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 2 |
Dow, R.A. 2009. Matrona basilaris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T62174A12580373. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T62174A12580373.en. Downloaded on 09 June 2021.
Page citation
Kunte, K., D. Sawant, and S. Bagchi. 2025. Matrona basilaris Selys, 1853 – . In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianodonata.org/matrona-basilaris, accessed 2025/12/08.