Project butterfly Mankulam Division

Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Drury, [1773])  പുലി തെയ്യൻ Malayalam Name  : പുലി തെയ്യൻ Family  : Nyphalidae Sub-family              : Heliconinae Tribe                      :  Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION                   Pe STATUS:    No HABITAT The HABITS T ts IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES The common leopard is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of 50–55 mm with a tawny colour and marked with black spots.    SIMILAR SPECIES    Con LARVAL HOST PLANTS Celastraceae, Gymnosporia spp., G. bachmannii (Celastraceae), Dovyalis spp., D. hebecarpa, Flacourtia spp., F. indica, F. jangomas, F. montana, Populus spp., P. deltoids, Salix spp., S. tetrasperma, Xylosma longifolia (Salicaceae), Androsace spp. (Primulaceae), Smilax (Smilacaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy...

Phalanta alcippe mercea (Evans, 1924)  കൊച്ചു പുലിതെയ്യൻ Malayalam Name  : കൊച്ചു പുലിതെയ്യൻ Family  : Nyphalidae Sub-family              : Heliconinae Tribe                      :  Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION                Asia STATUS:    No HABITAT The HABITS T ts IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES The common leopard is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of 50–55 mm with a tawny colour and marked with black spots.    SIMILAR SPECIES    Con LARVAL HOST PLANTS Rinorea bengalensis, R. zeylanica (Violaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy  Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്   മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ