Common Tinsel
Catapaecilma major callone (Fruhstorfer, 1915) Malayalam Name : മണിവർണ്ണൻ Common Name ; Sahyadri Common Tinsel Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Lycaenidae Sub Family : Theclinae DISTRIBUTION : Asia STATUS: HABITAT : HABITS : IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: Male. SIMILAR SPECIES : LARVAL HOST PLANTS Terminalia arjuna , Terminalia paniculata (Combretaceae). Mallotus nudiflorus (Euphorbiaceae) . Lagerstroemia parviflora (Lythraceae), Ziziphus rugosa (Rhamnaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ് മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ