Tailed Palmfly
Elymnias caudata Butler, 1871 — male Mal ayalam Name : ഓലകണ്ടൻ Order : Lepidopte ra Family : Nympalidae Sub-family : Satyrinae Sub species : Borbo bevani common names : Tailed Palm DIST RIBUTION : Western Ghats STATUS: HABITAT : Semi evergreen forests HABITS IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: This butterfly species are sexually dimorphic: males and females do not look alike. Males have black upperside forewings with small blue patches. male female SIMILAR SPECIES : Male mimic Euploea species, while the females mimic butterfly species of the genus Danaus (stripped Tiger) LARVAL HOST PLANTS Arecaceae, Areca spp., Areca catechu, Calamus spp., C. rotang, C. pseudofeanus, C. thwaitesii, Arenga engleri, A. pinnata, A. wightii, Caryota urens, Chamae...