Dakhan Spotted Flat
Celaenorrhinus ambareesa (Moore, [1866]) Mal ayalam Name : പുള്ളി പരപ്പൻ Order : Lepidopte ra Family : Hesperiidae Sub-family : Prginae Sub species : Celaenorrhinus ambareesa common names : Dakhan/Malabar Spotted Flat DISTRIBUTION India STATUS: Not Rare HABITAT: This butterfly is commonly found in moist-deciduous, semi-evergreen and secondary evergreen forests with a dense herb and shrub layers. It is particularly frequent in places where openings in the canopy let sunlight fall on the ground vegetation HABITS IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Wingspan: 45 to 55 mm. SIMILAR SPECIES Common spotted flat, the semi-transparent white spots on the upperside of the forewings are separated from each other. LARVAL HOST PLANTS Eranthemum purpurascens, Eranthemum roseum, Strobilanthes callosa, Strobilanthes ciliata (=Nilgirianthus ciliatus), Strobilanthes lanata, Strobilanthes lupulina (Acanthace LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy Write up:Wikipaedia Imag...

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