Sahyadri Clipper
Parthenos sylvia virens Moore, 1877 Malayalam Name : ക്ലിപ്പർ/ വനരാജൻ Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Nympalidae Sub Family : Limetidinae DIST RIBUTION : South Asia and South East Asia STATUS: HABITAT : Moist deciduous forests and urban landscape HABITS: The clipper is a fast-flying butterfly and has a habit of flying with its wings flapping stiffly between the horizontal position and a few degrees below the horizontal. It may glide between spurts of flapping. IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: Large Black and yellowish Green butterfly with wingspan 95-115mm and with terminal white spots. SIMILAR SPECIES : LARVAL HOST PLANTS Zanonia indica (Cucurbitaceae), Tinospora sinensis (Menispermaceae), Adenia hondala (Passifloraceae)....