Blue Baron
Euthalia telchinia (Ménétriés, 1857) male Malayalam Name : നീല കനിതോഴൻ Family : Nyphalidae Sub-family : Limetidinae Tribe : Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION South and SouthEast Asia. This species is historically known in the Western Ghats from a single verified record from Dakshina Kannada . Several more unconfirmed records have been subsequently reported. But no new records after that. STATUS: HABITAT HABITS The wing is not flapped very far below the horizontal. This butterfly has a stiff flap glide style of flying. It flies at low heights and maintains a territory. IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Wing Span: 70-85mm. SIMILAR SPECIES Grey Count LARVAL HOST PLANTS LIFE CYCLE ...