Project butterfly Mankulam Division

Nacaduba pactolus continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1916 Malayalam Name      : കലവരയൻ നീലി. Common Name ; Continental Large Four-Line Blue Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Polyomatinae DISTRIBUTION :   Indo-Malayan realm. Subspecies found in India. STATUS :  Common HABITAT  :  HABITS : IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES:  Mediu SIMILAR SPECIES :  LARVAL HOST PLANTS Entada rheedii   പരണ്ട വള്ളി (Fabaceae) LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy  Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്   മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ

Nacaduba kurava canaraica Toxopeus, 1927 — Karwar Transparent Six-Lineblue Malayalam Name      : തെളി വരയൻ നീലി Common Name : Karwar Transparent Six-Lineblue Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Polyommatinae Synonyms : DISTRIBUTION This species distributed in Asia and Australia STATUS:  Common HABITAT HABITS IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES Small butterfly with wingspab  is 30-38 mm . SIMILAR SPECIES: LARVAL HOST PLANTS Vateria indica ( Dipterocarpaceae); Caesalpinia bonduc (Fabaceae); Ardisia elliptica, A. solanacea, ...

 144 Nacaduba hermus sidoma Fruhstorfer, 1916 — Dakhan Pale Four-Lineblue

Nacaduba calauria evansi Toxopeus, 1927 Mal ayalam Name : ഇരുളൻ സിലോൺ നീലി  Order : Lepidopte ra Family : Lycaenidae Sub-family : Polyommatinae Sub species : Lankan Six-line Blue common names : Lankan Dark Six-line Blue DISTRIBUTION Indo-Malayan Realm STATUS: Not Rare HABITAT:  The Indian awlking is found in heavy jungles from 3,500 to 8,000 feet (1,100 to 2,400 m) in the hills. HABITS The orange-striped awl is an insect of the low foothills with dense jungles and heavy rainfall. It is rarely seen out of such terrain.  Crepuscular  in nature, it flies early in the mornings or late in the evenings. It has strong, fast and straight flight. IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES SIMILAR SPECIES  . LARVAL HOST PLANTS LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES

Nacaduba berenice plumbeomicans (Wood-Mason & de Niceville, 1881) Malayalam Name      : മോതിര വരയൻ നീലി Common Name : Rounded Six-Lineblue Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Polyommatinae Synonyms : DISTRIBUTION This species distributed in Indo-Malayan Realm STATUS:  Common HABITAT HABITS IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES Male upperside: dull purplish blue, in certain lights with a shining plumbeous (lead-coloured) frosting. Forewings and hindwings: black anteciliary lines and on the hindwing the black subterminal spot in interspace 2 on the underside app...

Nacaduba beroe gythion Fruhstorfer, 1916    Malayalam Name      : കാട്ടു വരയൻ നീലി Common Name : Assam Opaque Six-Lineblue Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Polyommatinae Synonyms : DISTRIBUTION This species distributed in Asia and Australia STATUS:  Common HABITAT HABITS IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES Small butterfly with wingspab  is 18 - 25 mm . SIMILAR SPECIES: LARVAL HOST PLANTS Caesalpinia bonduc, Moullava spicata (Fabaceae); Connarus wightii (Connaraceae). LIFE CYCLE   MORE  IMAGES ...