Project butterfly Mankulam Division

  Ypthima tabella Marshall & de Niceville, 1883 — Malayalam Name      : ചെറു പഞ്ചനേത്രി Common Name ; Sahyadri Baby Five Ring Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Nympalidae Sub Family : Satyrinae DISTRIBUTION :  South India STATUS :  HABITAT  :  HABITS : IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES:  Medium-sized brown butterfly with wingspan of 22 to 25 mm. The upper side of the male is brown, uniform in color. Fore-wing has a bipupilled ocellus. Hind-wing has two submarginal ocelli between the median nervules . The underside is pale brown. Fore-wing has one ocellus. Hind-wing has six ocelli, placed in pairs. No sexual patch on fore-wing on upper-side. SIMILAR SPECIES :  Nil LARVAL HOST PLANTS Grass (Poaceae). LIFE CY

  Ypthima singale Hewitson, 1865   Malayalam Name      : ശ്രീലങ്കൻ പഞ്ചനേത്രി Common Name ; Sinhalese Five Ring Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Nympalidae Sub Family : Satyrinae DISTRIBUTION :  South India and Sri Lanka STATUS :  HABITAT  :  HABITS : IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES:  Medium-sized brown butterfly with wingspan of 3 0 to 35 mm. Adult Ypthima singala show sexual dimorphism . In male specimens, the dorsal surface of both wings is brownish and one large eye-spot and a series of smaller eyespots are found on the ventral surface of the forewing. This large eyespot can be seen very faintly on the dorsal surface. In female specimens, a prominent eye-spot is found on the dorsal surface of the forewin

  Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1865   Malayalam Name      : വെളള നാൽകണ്ണി Common Name ; White Four Ring Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Nympalidae Sub Family : Satyrinae DISTRIBUTION :  The South India STATUS HABITAT  :  HABITS : IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES:  Medium-sized brown butterfly with wingspan of 3 0 to 35 mm. Hind wing upperside large white patch encircling the ocelli. SIMILAR SPECIES :  Nil LARVA L HOST PLANTS Setaria barbata (Poaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy  Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്   മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ

 Ypthima inica Hewitson, [1865]   Malayalam Name      : ചെറു മുക്കണ്ണൻ Common Name ; Lesser Three-Ring Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Nympalidae Sub Family : Satyrinae DISTRIBUTION :  The South India STATUS:   Endemic to Western Ghats HABITAT  :  HABITS : IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES:  Medium-sized brown butterfly with wingspan of 3 0 to 4 0  mm. SIMILAR SPECIES :    LARVAL HOST PLANTS   Grass (Poaceae). LIFE CYCLE   MORE IMAGES Courtesy  Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്   മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ

  Ypthima striata Malayalam Name      : രത്ന നേത്രി Common Name ; Striated Five Ring  / Nilgiri Jewel Four Ring Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Nympalidae Sub Family : Satyrinae DISTRIBUTION :  The South India STATUS:   Endemic to Western Ghats HABITAT  :  Southern slopes of the Nilgiris, 2000 - 4000 ft. HABITS : IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES:  Medium-sized brown butterfly with wingspan of 30 to 45 mm. Wet-season form: Description : Male. Upperside, both wings uniform dark brown. Forewing with a distinct bipupilled black ocellus outlined with yellowish- brown. Hindwing with two ocelli faintly pupilled and with yellow iris, situated between the median nervules . Underside, both wings white with numerous dis