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Red Flash

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  Rapala iarbus sorya  Malayalam Name      : ചെമ്പൻ മിന്നൻ Common Name ; Indian Red Flash Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Theclinae DISTRIBUTION :  The species found distrubted in South  and Southeast Asia and i it is seen across India except in the arid regions of Northwest and Northeast.    . STATUS:   HABITAT  :  HABITS : IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES:    SIMILAR SPECIES :  LARVAL HOST PLANTS Terminalia catappa  (Combretaceae).  Homonoia riparia  (Euphorbiaceae).  Acacia  leucophloea ,  Desmodium dalbergioides ,  Desmodium oojeinense ,  Xylia xylocarpa  (Fabaceae).  Melastoma malabathricum ,  Melastoma polyanthum  (Melastomataceae).  Averrhoa bilimbi  (Oxali...
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Slate Flash

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Rapala manea schistacea (Moore, 1879)  Malayalam Name      : നാട്ടു മിന്നൻ Common Name ; Bengal Slate Flash Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Theclinae DISTRIBUTION :   The species found distrubted in Indomalayan Realm  and the subspecies found in India and Sri Lanka. STATUS:   HABITAT  :  HABITS : IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES:  SIMILAR SPECIES :  LARVAL HOST PLANTS Mangifera indica  (Anacardiaceae).  Combretum indicum  (Combretaceae).  Acacia caesia ,  Acacia megaladena ,  Acacia pennata ,  Acacia torta ,  Mimosa invisa ,  Saraca asoca ,  Senna tora  (Fabaceae).  Clerodendrum infortunatum  (Lamiaceae).  Urena lobata  (Malvaceae).      Averrhoa bilimbi...
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Lazuli Flash/Indigo Flash

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Rapala varuna lazulina (Moore, 1879) Malayalam Name      :   നീല മിന്നൻ Common Name ;  Lazuli Flash/Indigo Flash Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Theclinae DISTRIBUTION :   The species found distrubted in    and the subspecies found in South India and Sri Lanka. STATUS:   HABITAT  :  HABITS : IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES:  Male.  SIMILAR SPECIES :  LARVAL HOST PLANTS The larvae are known to feed on  Terminalia  (Combretaceae).  Cassia fistula  ,  Entada  (Fabaceae). Species of  Spindasis LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy  Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്   മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ
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Malabar Flash

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Rapala lankana (Moore, 1879)  Malayalam Name      :  തുടലി മിന്നൻ Common Name ; Malabar Flash Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Theclinae DISTRIBUTION :   The species found distrubted in South India and Sri Lanka. STATUS:   HABITAT  :  HABITS : IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES: SIMILAR SPECIES :  LARVAL HOST PLANTS Acacia caesia  (Fabaceae).  Ziziphus rugosa  (Rhamnaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy  Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്   മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ
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