Project butterfly Mankulam Division

Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, 1845)   Malayalam Name      : ആഫ്രിക്കൻ രത്ന നീലി Common Name : African Grass Jewel Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Polyommatinae Synonyms : Chilades trochylus DISTRIBUTION This species can be found in  Africa, Asia, Southern Europe   STATUS:  Common HABITAT HABITS IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES Very small butterfly with  wingspan  is 20-22 mm . SIMILAR SPECIES: LARVAL HOST PLANTS Crotalaria hebecarpa, Indigofera spp., Lotus corniculatus, Pisum sativum, Rhynchosi...

Freyeria putli (Kollar, [1844])   Malayalam Name      : രത്ന നീലി Common Name : Oriental Grass Jewel / Small Grass Jewel Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Polyommatinae Synonyms : Freyeria trochilus putli DISTRIBUTION This species can be found in  South and  Southeast Asia , and  Australia STATUS:  Common HABITAT HABITS IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES Very small butterfly with  wingspan  is 18-20 mm . Male. Upperside violet-brown : hindwing with indistinct marginal pale-bordered bla...