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Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae - Polyommatinae - Catochrysops - strabo (Fabricius, 1793)
wingspan - 24-30mm, wing colour - UP is blue with a black eyespot at the tornus of the hind wing (male) while the female has a dark grey dusting around the outside margins of both fore and hind wings and the black eyespot is bordered with orange, UN is similar in both sexes being light greyish-brown (variable) with light brown bars bordered by white and the same eyespot at the hind wing tornus, eye colour - black, proboscis colour - yellow, antennae colour - black/white banded w/orange tips, abdomen colour - upper blue/under white, leg colour - white with black bands, flight - strong
small differences in appearance between male and female
Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines
all year depending on location
deciduous forest and scrubland up to 800m a.s.l.
¦¦ egg 3-4 days ¦¦ instar1 3 days ¦¦ instar2 3 days ¦¦ instar3 3 days ¦¦ instar4 4-5 days ¦¦
¦¦ instar5 3 days ¦¦ pupa 7-9 days ¦¦ Total egg-adult 26-30 days. All times approximate.
multivoltine
Butea monosperma, Cajanus cajan, Cylista scariosa, Desmodium heterocarpon, Desmodium triflorum, Dolichos lablab, Dunbaria villosa, Flemingia lineata, Flemingia strobilifera, Millettia pinnata, Ougenia dalbergioides, Ougeinia oojeinensis, Paracalyx scariosa, Phyllodium longipes, Phyllodium pulchellum, Pisum sativum, Rhynchosia cana, Tephrosia purpurea, Tephrosia villosa, Trifolium repens, Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae), Allophylus cobbe, Schleichera oleosa, Schleichera trijuga (Sapindaceae)
Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.
Nectar: Spilanthes paniculata, Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae), Celosia argentea (Amaranthaceae), Mahonia napaulensis (Berberidaceae), Alnus nepalensis (Betulaceae), Gentiana capitata (Gentianaceae), Magnolia campbellii (Magnoliaceae), Actinidia strigosa (Schizandraceae), Vaccinium vacciniaceum (Ericaceae), Kaempferia rotunda (Zingiberaceae)
Other: mud puddling, animal dung
Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae - Polyommatinae - Catochrysops - strabo (Fabricius, 1793)
wingspan - 24-30mm, wing colour - UP is blue with a black eyespot at the tornus of the hind wing (male) while the female has a dark grey dusting around the outside margins of both fore and hind wings and the black eyespot is bordered with orange, UN is similar in both sexes being light greyish-brown (variable) with light brown bars bordered by white and the same eyespot at the hind wing tornus, eye colour - black, proboscis colour - yellow, antennae colour - black/white banded w/orange tips, abdomen colour - upper blue/under white, leg colour - white with black bands, flight - strong
small differences in appearance between male and female
Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines
all year depending on location
deciduous forest and scrubland up to 800m a.s.l.
¦¦ egg 3-4 days ¦¦ instar1 3 days ¦¦ instar2 3 days ¦¦ instar3 3 days ¦¦ instar4 4-5 days ¦¦
¦¦ instar5 3 days ¦¦ pupa 7-9 days ¦¦ Total egg-adult 26-30 days. All times approximate.
multivoltine
Butea monosperma, Cajanus cajan, Cylista scariosa, Desmodium heterocarpon, Desmodium triflorum, Dolichos lablab, Dunbaria villosa, Flemingia lineata, Flemingia strobilifera, Millettia pinnata, Ougenia dalbergioides, Ougeinia oojeinensis, Paracalyx scariosa, Phyllodium longipes, Phyllodium pulchellum, Pisum sativum, Rhynchosia cana, Tephrosia purpurea, Tephrosia villosa, Trifolium repens, Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae), Allophylus cobbe, Schleichera oleosa, Schleichera trijuga (Sapindaceae)
Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.
Nectar: Spilanthes paniculata, Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae), Celosia argentea (Amaranthaceae), Mahonia napaulensis (Berberidaceae), Alnus nepalensis (Betulaceae), Gentiana capitata (Gentianaceae), Magnolia campbellii (Magnoliaceae), Actinidia strigosa (Schizandraceae), Vaccinium vacciniaceum (Ericaceae), Kaempferia rotunda (Zingiberaceae)
Other: mud puddling, animal dung
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| A nectar source Kaempferia rotunda |
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| Millettia pinnata a larval host plant |
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| Another nectar source Magnolia campbellii |
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