Project butterfly Mankulam Division

Tajuria melastigma de Nicéville, 1887 Malayalam Name      : തവിട്ടു നീലാംബരി Common Name ; Branded Royal Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Theclinae DISTRIBUTION :   The species found distrubted in Asia STATUS:   HABITAT  :  HABITS : IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES:  SIMILAR SPECIES :  LARVAL HOST PLANTS Loranthus tomentosus  (Loranthaceae). LIFE CYCLE pupa MORE IMAGES Courtesy  Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്   മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ

Tajuria maculatus (Hewitson, 1865)  Malayalam Name      :  പൊട്ടു വെള്ളാംബരി Common Name ; Spotted Royal Order  : Lepidoptera Super Family             : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family               :  Lycaenidae Sub Family : Theclinae DISTRIBUTION :   The species found distrubted in South Asia and in India it is seen in Western Ghats STATUS:  Rare 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 spp.  ,  Loranthus  (Loranthaceae).  Viscum spp.  (Santalaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy  Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS, Ifoundbutterflies.org കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്   മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ