Continental Common Pierrot
Castalius rosimon rosimon (Fabricius, 1775) നാട്ടു കോ മാളി Malayalam Name : നാട്ടു കോമാളി Family : Lycaenidae Sub-family : Polyommatinae Tribe : Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia STATUS: Common HABITAT They are found in semi-arid plains, degraded patches of evergreen patches, and semi-evergreen forest, gardens, hill stations and forests—in fact, wherever its food plant, Kalanchoe , is abundant. HABITS IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Small size Black and white butterfly with wingspan 30-35 mm. Male: The upperside of its wings is mainly white. Forewing has the costa, apex and termen edged with black; base outwards for a short distance more or less densely overlaid. with metallic blue scales ...