Ypthima baldus

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Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Satyrinae - Ypthima - baldus (Fabricius, 1775)

wingspan - 30-40mm, wing colour - UP brown containing black eyespots with yellow surround, UN white and brown striations and similar eyespots to upper, the number of eyespots varies and it can be easily confused with Y.singorensis; eye colour - light brown, proboscis colour - orange, antennae colour - brown/white banded, abdomen colour - brown, leg colour - light brown, flight - slow and jerky

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India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines

all year depending on location

evergreen and deciduous forest, scrubland, grassland; usually near streams

¦¦   egg    5 days   ¦¦   instar1    4 days   ¦¦   instar2    3 days   ¦¦   instar3    4 days   ¦¦   instar4    5 days   ¦¦
¦¦   instar5    5-6 days   ¦¦   pupa    8-9 days   ¦¦    Total egg-adult 34-36 days.   All times approximate.

multivoltine

Axonopus compressus, Brachiaria mutica, Cynodon dactylon, Echinochloa crusgalli, Elytrigia sp., Isachne globosa, Microstegium ciliatum, Miscanthus floridulus, Miscanthus sinensis, Oplismenus undulatifolius, Paspalum conjugatum, Poa annua, Pogonatherum crinitum (Poaceae)
Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.

Nectar: Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhamnaceae), Eupatorium inulifolium, Mikania micrantha, Spilanthes paniculata, Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae), Celosia argentea (Amaranthaceae), Zanthoxylum avicennae (Rutaceae), Sida cordifolia (Malvaceae), Commelina sp. (Commelinaceae)

Other: mud puddling, over-ripe fruit (especially sugar apple, carambola, guava), carrion