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Large hedge blue

Celastrina huegeli (Moore, 1882)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The large hedge blue (Celastrina huegeli) is a species in the family Lycaenidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the large hedge blue

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the large hedge blue live?

Not recorded

Is the large hedge blue endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the large hedge blue classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyLycaenidae
  6. genusCelastrina
  7. SpeciesCelastrina huegeli (Moore, 1882)

Synonyms Cyaniris huegeli, Cyaniris sachalinensis, Everes huegelii dipora, Lycaena dipora

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large hedge blue

Other species in the same genus Celastrina.

Dusky azure

Celastrina nigra

LycaenidaeNo free photo yet

Lucia azure

Celastrina lucia

LycaenidaeNo free photo yet

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What kind of animal is the large hedge blue?

The large hedge blue (Celastrina huegeli) belongs to the family Lycaenidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large hedge blue (Celastrina huegeli). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-hedge-blue

MLA

“Large hedge blue (Celastrina huegeli).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-hedge-blue.

BibTeX
@misc{large_hedge_blue_2026,
  title = {Large hedge blue (Celastrina huegeli)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-hedge-blue},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}