Rounded Palm-Redeye
Erionota torus (Evans, 1941) Mal ayalam Name : വാഴ ചെങ്കണ്ണി Order : Lepidopte ra Family : Hesperiidae Sub-family : Hesperrinae Sub species : Erionota torus Evans common names : Rounded Palm-Redeye/ Banana Skipper/ Sikkim Palm Red Eye DISTRIBUTION India & Southeast Asia STATUS: HABITAT: . HABITS Adults have been recorded on wing in April to November. They feed on flowers nectar of banana IDENTIFICATION FEATURES The wingspan is 65–70 mm. SIMILAR SPECIES LARVAL HOST PLANTS Musa coccina , Musa formosana , Musa nana , Musa sapientum , Musa uranoscopos and Cocos nucifera MORE IMAGES Courtesy Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS & iFoundbutterfly.org കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ് മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ