Palni Fritillary

 Argynnis castetsi (Oberthür, 1891)  പളനി ചോലതെയ്യൻ

Malayalam Name 

:

പളനി ചോലതെയ്യൻ

Family 

:

Nyphalidae

Sub-family             

:

Heliconidae

Tribe                     

: 

Leptociaini

Order

:

Lepidoptera


DISTRIBUTION
               Pe
STATUS:   No
HABITAT
The
HABITS
Tts
IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES
Small size Black and white butterfly with wingspan 25-30 mm. 


SIMILAR SPECIES  
Nilgiri Frilillary and Indian Fritillary
LARVAL HOST PLANTS
Ziz

LIFE CYCLE



MORE IMAGES

Palni Fritillary
photo: Anila Manalil

Palni Fritillary
Palni Fritillary by Pradeep Krishnan

Courtesy 
Write up:Wikipaedia
Images: TNHS

കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്  
മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ

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