Protosticta mortoni Fraser, 1924 - Blue-necked Shadowdamsel

Conservation and Special status

Picture     IUCN Red List Category: Not Evaluated

                 Endemic Status: Endemic to the Western Ghats

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This species has so far been reported from Karnataka and Kerala within the Indian limits.

 

This is an uncommon species.

 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
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
Karnataka31
Kerala2
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total231

Page citation

Kunte, K. 2026. Protosticta mortoni Fraser, 1924 – Blue-necked Shadowdamsel. In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianodonata.org/protosticta-mortoni, accessed 2026/05/19.