Lobed Beak
Libythea laius lepitoides Malayalam Name : ചുണ്ടൻ ശലഭം Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Nympalidae Sub Family : Lybethenae DIST RIBUTION East Africa , Madagascar , southern India , and Sri Lanka STATUS: HABITAT The HABITS T ts IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Male. Upperside with the ferruginous markings loss sharply defined than in Libythea lepita . Forewing differs in the cell-streak being broken into two portions, and the contiguous discal spots somewhat smaller; both subapical spots entirely white and smaller. Hindwing with the medial-discal band similar. Under-side. Forewing with the cell-streak broader than on the upperside and partly broken, the basal portion being also much diffused; the discal...
