Sahyadri Banded Royal

 Rachana jalindra macanita (Fruhstorfer, 1912) 

Malayalam Name     

:

 പട്ട നീലാംബരി

Common Name

;

Sahyadri Banded Royal

Order 

:

Lepidoptera

Super Family            

:

Papilionoidae (Butterflies)

Family              

Lycaenidae

Sub Family

:

Theclinae

DISTRIBUTION :  The species found distrubted in Indomalayan Realm and the sub species found in South India and Sri Lanka

STATUS: 

HABITAT 

HABITS : Creon flies fast and has a liking for flowers. It can be found near forest streams areas, and comes to damp or wet patches

IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES: 

SIMILAR SPECIES : 

LARVAL HOST PLANTS Dendrophthoe falcata, Helicanthes elasticus (Loranthaceae).

LIFE CYCLE

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Female

Male


Sahyadri Banded Royal
Photographer: Pradeep Krishnan

Banded Royal

Courtesy 

Write up:Wikipaedia
Images: TNHS, Ifoundbutterflies.org

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