Lampides boeticus
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Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae - Polyommatinae - Lampides - boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
wingspan - 23-30mm, wing colour - purple (m) brown/blue (f) upper wing, light brown/white w/2 eyespots underwing, eye colour - black, proboscis colour - dark yellow, antennae colour - black/white banded w/orange tips, abdomen colour - brown, leg colour - white, flight - strong
minor differences in colour
Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore
all year depending on location
wide range of habitats including deciduous and evergreen forest, grassland, scrubland, hill slopes, agricultural lands, and urban areas up to 3000m a.s.l.
¦¦ egg 2-3 days ¦¦ instar1 2 days ¦¦ instar2 2 days ¦¦ instar3 3 days ¦¦ instar4 3-4 days ¦¦
¦¦ instar5 n/a ¦¦ pupa 6 days ¦¦ Total egg-adult 18-20 days. All times approximate.
multivoltine
Abrus precatorius, Alysicarpus vaginalis, Butea minor, Butea monosperma, Cajanus cajan, Cajanus indicus, Cajanus trinervius, Canavalia ensiformis, Colutea arborescens, Colutea cilicica, Colutea persica, Crotalaria alata, Crotalaria albida, Crotalaria anagyroides, Crotalaria beddomeana, Crotalaria capensis, Crotalaria cephalotes, Crotalaria cleomifolia, Crotalaria cunninghamii, Crotalaria ferrugineum, Crotalaria glauca, Crotalaria incana, Crotalaria juncea, Crotalaria laburnifolia, Crotalaria longirostrata, Crotalaria micans, Crotalaria mucronata, Crotalaria pallida, Crotalaria retusa, Crotalaria saltiana, Crotalaria sessilifolia, Crotalaria striata, Crotalaria trichotoma, Crotalaria verrucosa, Cytisus battandieri, Cytisus megalanthus, Cytisus scoparius, Dolichos lablab, Dunbaria punctata, Erythrina spp., Gliricidia sepium, Glycine max, Kennedia prostrata, Lablab purpureus, Lathyrus odoratus, Lotus australis, Lotus maroccanus, Medicago sativa, Melilotus indicus, Millettia pinnata, Mundulea sericea, Onobrychis peduncularis, Phaseolus angularis, Phaseolus lunatus, Phaseolus multiflorus, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pisum sativum, Psoralea patens, Pueraria lobata, Pueraria montana, Pueraria phaseoloides, Robinia pseudoacacia, Sesbania cannabina, Sesbania tomentosa, Sophora chrysophylla, Spartium junceum, Swainsona formosus, Trifolium angustifolium, Ulex europaeus, Ulex nanus, Vicia amoena, Vicia faba, Vigna angularis, Vigna marina, Vigna radiata, Vigna sinensis, Vigna unguiculata, Xylia xylocarpa (Fabaceae), Helianthemum helianthemoides (Cistaceae), Lilium callosum (Liliaceae), Macaranga tanarius (Euphorbiaceae)
Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.
Nectar: Ageratum conyzoides, Sphagneticola trilobata, Tagetes patula, Tridax procumbens, Vernonia cinerea (Asteraceae), Celosia argentea (Amaranthaceae), Crotalaria mucronata, Crotalaria pallida (Fabaceae), Muntingia
calabura, Sida cordata, Sida cordifolia (Malvaceae), Antigonon leptopus (Polygonaceae), Oldenlandia corymbosa, Spermacoce hispida (Rubiaceae), Mimosa diplotricha, Mimosa pudica (Mimosaceae), Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Verbenaceae), Jatropha pandurifolia (Euphorbiaceae), Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae), Leucas aspera
(Lamiaceae), Cyananthus incanus (Campanulaceae), Gentiana capitata (Gentianaceae), Magnolia campbellii (Magnoliaceae), Dendrobium candidum, Dendrobium devonianun (Orchidaceae)
Other: mud puddling
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| A nectar source Tridax procumbens |
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| A larval host plant Millettia pinnata |
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