Slate Flash

Rapala manea schistacea (Moore, 1879) 

Malayalam Name     

:

നാട്ടു മിന്നൻ

Common Name

;

Bengal Slate Flash

Order 

:

Lepidoptera

Super Family            

:

Papilionoidae (Butterflies)

Family              

: 

Lycaenidae

Sub Family

:

Theclinae

DISTRIBUTION :  The species found distrubted in Indomalayan Realm  and the subspecies found in India and Sri Lanka.

STATUS: 

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IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES: 

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LARVAL HOST PLANTS

Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae). Combretum indicum (Combretaceae). Acacia caesia, Acacia megaladena, Acacia pennata, Acacia torta, Mimosa invisa, Saraca asoca, Senna tora (Fabaceae). Clerodendrum infortunatum (Lamiaceae). Urena lobata (Malvaceae).      Averrhoa bilimbi (Oxalidaceae). Antidesma acidum, Antidesma ghaesembilla (Phyllanthaceae).  Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae). Sorbaria sorbifolia (Rosaceae). Lepisanthes tetraphylla (Sapindaceae). Camellia sinensis (Theaceae). Lantana camara (Verbenaceae).

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Courtesy 

Write up:Wikipaedia
Images: TNHS

കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്  
മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ

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