Contiguous Swift
Polytremis lubricans lubricans (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Mal ayalam Name : ചെമ്പൻ ശരശലഭം Order : Lepidopte ra Family : Hesperiidae Sub-family : Hesperiinae Sub species : Polytremis lubricans lubricans common names : Oriental Contiguous Swift DISTRIBUTION Indo-Malayan Realm. Sub species found in India STATUS: Common HABITAT: HABITS IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Male. Differs in the fore wings being slightly more elongate, the hind wing more convex exteriorly, and the anal angle less lobed; markings above similar, those on the fore wing narrower, the spot between the. median branches elongated and extending to their basal angle; those on the hind wing very small, the outer spot crossed by a vein. Underside brownish-ochreous; base of fore wing slightly dusky-ochreous; markings as above. SIMILAR SPECIES LARVAL HOST PLANTS Imperata cylindrica, Miscanthus sinensis, Urochloa mutica (=Brachiaria mutica) (Poaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy Write up:Wik...