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Sahyadri Baby Five Ring
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Ypthima tabella Marshall & de Niceville, 1883 — Malayalam Name : ചെറു പഞ്ചനേത്രി Common Name ; Sahyadri Baby Five Ring Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Nympalidae Sub Family : Satyrinae DISTRIBUTION : South India STATUS : HABITAT : HABITS : IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: Medium-sized brown butterfly with wingspan of 22 to 25 mm. The upper side of the male is brown, uniform in color. Fore-wing has a bipupilled ocellus. Hind-wing has two submarginal ocelli between the median nervules . The underside is pale brown. Fore-wing has one ocellus. Hind-wing has six ocelli, placed in pairs. No sexual patch on fore-wing on upper-side. SIMILAR SPECIES : Nil LARVAL HOST PLANTS Grass (Poaceae). LIFE CY
Sinhalese Five-ring
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Ypthima singale Hewitson, 1865 Malayalam Name : ശ്രീലങ്കൻ പഞ്ചനേത്രി Common Name ; Sinhalese Five Ring Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Nympalidae Sub Family : Satyrinae DISTRIBUTION : South India and Sri Lanka STATUS : HABITAT : HABITS : IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: Medium-sized brown butterfly with wingspan of 3 0 to 35 mm. Adult Ypthima singala show sexual dimorphism . In male specimens, the dorsal surface of both wings is brownish and one large eye-spot and a series of smaller eyespots are found on the ventral surface of the forewing. This large eyespot can be seen very faintly on the dorsal surface. In female specimens, a prominent eye-spot is found on the dorsal surface of the forewin
White Four Ring
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Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1865 Malayalam Name : വെളള നാൽകണ്ണി Common Name ; White Four Ring Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Nympalidae Sub Family : Satyrinae DISTRIBUTION : The South India STATUS HABITAT : HABITS : IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: Medium-sized brown butterfly with wingspan of 3 0 to 35 mm. Hind wing upperside large white patch encircling the ocelli. SIMILAR SPECIES : Nil LARVA L HOST PLANTS Setaria barbata (Poaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ് മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ
Lesser three ring
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Ypthima inica Hewitson, [1865] Malayalam Name : ചെറു മുക്കണ്ണൻ Common Name ; Lesser Three Ring Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Nympalidae Sub Family : Satyrinae DISTRIBUTION : The South India STATUS: Endemic to Western Ghats HABITAT : HABITS : IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: Medium-sized brown butterfly with wingspan of 3 0 to 4 0 mm. SIMILAR SPECIES : LARVAL HOST PLANTS Grass (Poaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ് മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ
Stiated Five Ring / Nilgiri Jewel Four Ring
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Ypthima striata Malayalam Name : രത്ന നേത്രി Common Name ; Striated Five Ring / Nilgiri Jewel Four Ring Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Nympalidae Sub Family : Satyrinae DISTRIBUTION : The South India STATUS: Endemic to Western Ghats HABITAT : Southern slopes of the Nilgiris, 2000 - 4000 ft. HABITS : IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: Medium-sized brown butterfly with wingspan of 30 to 45 mm. Wet-season form: Description : Male. Upperside, both wings uniform dark brown. Forewing with a distinct bipupilled black ocellus outlined with yellowish- brown. Hindwing with two ocelli faintly pupilled and with yellow iris, situated between the median nervules . Underside, both wings white with numerous dis