Bengal Restricted Spotted Flat

Celaenorrhinus putra putra (Moore, [1866])


Malayalam Name

:

പുള്ളി പരപ്പൻ

Order

:

Lepidoptera

Family

:

Hesperiidae

Sub-family

:

Prginae

Sub species

:

Celaenorrhinus putra putra

common names

:

Bengal Restricted Spotted Flat/ Bengal Spotted Flat

DISTRIBUTION India & Southeast Asia

STATUS: Not Rare

HABITAT: 


HABITS

IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES

Wingspan: 45 to 55 mm.

Male. Upperside dark fuliginous-blackish-brown, nearly black Forewing with three semi-hyaline, small, sub-apical spots, in an outwardly oblique curve from near the costa, with the usual two lower spots placed outwards, the upper spots not conjoined and smaller than in leucocera, a discal band, not nearly so outwardly oblique as in C. leucocera, the upper end within the extremity of the cell, its upper half smaller than its lower, a short square spot in the interspace below, separated by the median vein, its inner side below the middle of the upper spot, its outer side very little beyond the other, a dot near the base of the second median interspace well separated from the two large spots, another also well separated below the lower outer edge of the lower large spot. Cilia brownish basally, whitish outwardly, not checkered as in C. leucocern. Hindwing much as in C. leucocera. Underside blacker than the upperside, markings similar, with an extra ochreous dot in the middle of the cell. Antennae, palpi, and body above and below as in C. leucocera. Female like the male above and beneath.

SIMILAR SPECIES 

Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera), nuch darker than with some greenish-ochreous hairs in the basal area of both wings.
LARVAL HOST PLANTS
Eranthemum roseum, Strobilanthes ciliata (=Nilgirianthus ciliatus) (Acanthaceae).

LIFE CYCLE

MORE IMAGES







Courtesy 

Write up:Wikipaedia
Images: TNHS & iFoundbutterfly.org

കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്  
മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Oriental Striped Tiger

Image
Danaus genutia genutia (Cramer, [1779]) Malayalam Name  : വരയൻ കടുവ Family  : Nyphalidae Sub-family              : Danainae Tribe                      :  Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION                   Pe STATUS:    No HABITAT This butterfly occurs in scrub jungles, fallowland adjacent to habitation, dry and moist deciduous forests, preferring areas of moderate to heavy rainfall. Also occurs in degraded hill slopes and ridges, both, bare or denuded, and, those covered with secondary growth HABITS Members of this genus are leathery, tough to kill and fake death. Since they are unpleasant to smell and taste, they are soon released by the predators, recover and fly off soon thereafter. The butterfly sequesters toxins from plants of the family  Asclepiadaceae . The butterflies also congregate with othe...
Read more

Sahyadri Paris Peacock

Image
Papilio paris tamilana Moore, 1881- ചുട്ടി മയൂരി Malayalam Name  :   ചുട്ടി  മയൂരി Family  : Papilionidae Sub-family              : Papilioninae Tribe                      :   Leptocircini Order : Lepidoptera DISTRIBUTION: The species found throughout S outh East Asia and India. the subspecies found in South India   STATUS: Common HABITAT:  Territorial, male patrolling the territory frequently, Mud puddling IDENTIFICATION FEATURES:  Black butterfly with  with  100–140 mm  wings span. Upperwings are black and sprinkled with irridiscent dark green scales, which on the outer portion of the forewing coalesce and form an incomplete postdiscal narrow band which is straighter than the similar subterminal band on the forewing of Common Banded Peacock. On the hindwing,; a conspicuous upper discal shining blue patch occupies the base of interspace...
Read more

Northern Lime Swallowtail

Image
Papilio demoleus demolius (Linnacus 1758)   നാരകശലഭം   Photo: Anila Manalil Malayalam Name          :      നാരകശലഭം   Family                           :     Papilionidae Sub-family                    :     Papilioninae Tribe                             :     Papilionini Order                            :     Lepidoptera DISTRIBUTION It is distributed throughout South and Ssoutheast Asia and is common every where. STATUS Very common  HABITAT This species is perhaps found in more diverse habitats than any other Swallowtails. Its habitat range from savannas, fallow lands and gardens to semi-evergreen a...
Read more