Project butterfly Mankulam Division

Everes lacturnus syntala Cantlie, 1963 male Malayalam Name      : നാട്ടു മാരൻ Common Name : Dakhan Cupid Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Polyommatinae Synonims : Cupido lacturnus syntala DISTRIBUTION Species found in Indo-Malayan Realm and Australian Realm. The sub species syntala distributed in Peninsular India. STATUS:  HABITAT HABITS IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES Small sized butterfly with wingspan 22-25 mm. SIMILAR SPECIES: LARVAL HOST PLANTS Lotus corniculatus (Fabaceae) LIFE CYCLE MORE  IMAGES Male Female Male Female C...