Appearance
The eastern baton blue is 20 to 26 mm in size. The male butterfly is pale dusky blue with a broad border, while the female is brown. The butterfly is named for its prominent chequered fringe. In Seitz, it is described as a form of "Baton" — In Anterior Asia, the males have a brighter colour, which has often a silvery white sheen; this is "clara" Christ. — "vicrama" from Afghanistan, has no distinct discocellular spot on the upperside of the forewing, there being also no dark marginal dots on the hindwing above. — "cashmirensis" Moore, form Kashmir, has a distinct black discocellular spot on the forewing like the European forms on the upperside, moreover, the forewing bears whitish marginal lunules and dark veins and the hindwing marginal dots.
Naming
*"P. v. vicrama"⤷ "P. v. cashmirensis" Northeast Kashmir
⤷ "P. v. astabene"
⤷ "P. v. clara"
⤷ "P. v. pallida"
⤷ "P. v. schiffermulleri"
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