Broad-tail Royal
Creon cleobis cleobis (Godart, [1824]) Malayalam Name : ചോല നീലാംബരി Common Name ; Bengal Broad-tail Royal Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Lycaenidae Sub Family : Theclinae DISTRIBUTION : The species found distrubted in South Asia STATUS: HABITAT : HABITS : Creon flies fast and has a liking for flowers. It can be found near forest streams areas, and comes to damp or wet patches IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: SIMILAR SPECIES : LARVAL HOST PLANTS Helicanthes elasticus (Loranthaceae). Viscum capitellatum (Santalaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Male Female Female Male Courtesy Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS, Ifoundbutterflies.org കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ് മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ