Spindasis lohita

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the Long-banded Silverline                    Photos at the bottom of the page

Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae - Theclinae - Spindasis - lohita (Moore, 1884)

wingspan - 27-32mm, wing colour - male UP is purplish brown with orange area at the hindwing tornus, female UP is similar but more brown than purple, UN on both sexes is creamy-white with dark red markings and an orange area with four tails at the hindwing tornus, eye colour - grey/black, proboscis colour - yellow, antennae colour - black/white banded w/orange tips, abdomen colour - red/white banded, leg colour - white, flight - fast

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India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, (Myanmar?), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia

all year depending on location

forest edges up to 2500m a.s.l.

¦¦   egg    6-7 days   ¦¦   instar1    3-4 days   ¦¦   instar2    3-4 days   ¦¦   instar3    3-4 days   ¦¦   instar4    3-4 days   ¦¦
¦¦   instar5    4 days   ¦¦   instar6   6-7 days   ¦¦   pupa    9 days   ¦¦    Total egg-adult 38-42 days.   All times approximate.

multivoltine

Dioscorea hispida, Dioscorea pentaphylla (Dioscoreaceae), Glochidion rubrum, Macaranga peltata (Euphorbiaceae), Ixora brachiata (Rubiaceae), Terminalia catappa, Terminalia paniculata (Combretaceae), Carissa carandas (Apocynaceae), Smilax perfoliata, Smilax zeylanica (Smilacaceae), Dendrotrophe frutescens (Santalaceae), Lomnthus parasiticus, Loranthus chinensis, Viscum orientale (Loranthaceae), Melastoma malabathricum (Melastomataceae), Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae), Coffea liberica (Rubiaceae), Hiptage benghalensis (Malpighiaceae), Litchi sp. (Sapindaceae), Xylia xylocarpa (Fabaceae), Trema tomentosa (Cannabaceae), Sida rhombifolia, Talipariti tiliaceum, Thespesia populnea (Malvaceae), Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae), Elatostema cuneatum (Urticaceae), Flagellaria indica (Flagellariaceae), Argyreia sp. (Convolvulaceae)
Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.

Nectar: Bidens alba, Bidens pilosa, Chromolaena odorata, Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae), Leea rubra (Leeaceae), Syzygium zeylanicum (Myrtaceae), Zanthoxylum avicennae (Rutaceae), Kaempferia rotunda (Zingiberaceae), Coelogyne corymbosa, Dendrobium devonianun (Orchidaceae), Cyananthus incanus (Campanulaceae), Rhododendron grande (Ericaceae), Gentiana capitata (Gentianaceae)

Other: mud puddling