Project butterfly Mankulam Division

  Byblia ilithyia   ജോക്കർ Malayalam Name  : ജോക്കർ Family  : Nymphalidae Sub-family              : Biblidinae Tribe                      :  Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION                   Africa and Asia STATUS:    Not common HABITAT HABITS T ts IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES Small size Black and white butterfly with wingspan50-55 mm.   Male has the upperwings of a deep rich orange. The forewing has the costa broadly black until nearly the apex. The cell has three narrow short black bands,  A postdiscal broad transverse black band from dorsum to vein 4, with the portions of the veins beyond it defined in black. Underside paler duller orange. Forewing: black markings as on the upperside, but the cell and upper discal markings obscurely margined on the inner side by white; Female simila...

Ariadne merione merione (Cramer, [1777])  Malayalam Name          :       ആവണച്ചോപ്പന്‍ Family                            :    Nymphalidae Sub-family                     :      Biblidinae, Order                            :     Lepidoptera DISTRIBUTION             This species is found in  South  and  Southeast Asia   STATUS         :      Common HABITAT :              D eciduous forests where the host plants seen .  HABIT & IDENTIFICATION       Their wingspan ranges between 30 and 35 mm. I t have  much resemblance to  the Angled Castor , ...

Ariadne ariadne indica (Moore, 1884)  ചിത്രകൻ Malayalam Name          :       ചിത്രകൻ Family                            :    Nymphalidae Sub-family                     :     Biblidinae Order                            :     Lepidoptera DISTRIBUTION             Asia. The sub species found in South India STATUS         :      Common HABITAT :              D eciduous forests where the host plants seen .  HABIT & IDENTIFICATION               This butterfly is orange brown with wavy lines running across. The margin is wavy with a large angle present on the fif...