Sahyadri Banded Royal
Rachana jalindra macanita (Fruhstorfer, 1912) Malayalam Name : പട്ട നീലാംബരി Common Name ; Sahyadri Banded Royal Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Lycaenidae Sub Family : Theclinae DISTRIBUTION : The species found distrubted in Indomalayan Realm and the sub species found in South India and Sri Lanka STATUS: HABITAT : HABITS : Creon flies fast and has a liking for flowers. It can be found near forest streams areas, and comes to damp or wet patches IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: SIMILAR SPECIES : LARVAL HOST PLANTS Dendrophthoe falcata , Helicanthes elasticus (Loranthaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Female Male Photographer: Pradeep Krishnan Courtesy Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS, Ifoundbutterflies.org കേരള വനം വന...