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Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Limenitidinae - Phaedyma - columella (Cramer, 1780)
wingspan - 55-65mm, wing colour - Up dark brown or black with white markings, Un golden brown with the same white markings, eye colour - grey/black, proboscis colour - dark yellow, antennae colour - black w/orange tips, abdomen colour - dark brown above/white underneath, leg colour - yellow, flight - strong
both sexes very similar in appearance
India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines
October-June depending on location (may be longer in some areas)
evergreen and deciduous forest margins, usually near streams. Also urban areas.
¦¦ egg 3-4 days ¦¦ instar1 4 days ¦¦ instar2 3-4 days ¦¦ instar3 3-4 days ¦¦ instar4 5-7 days ¦¦
¦¦ instar5 8-9 days ¦¦ pupa 6-7 days ¦¦ Total egg-adult 32-39 days. All times approximate.
multivoltine
Gmelina arborea (Lamiaceae), Sterculia urens (Sterculiaceae), Cratoxylum cochinchinense (Hypericaceae), Dalbergia spp., Desmodium reticulatum, Pterocarpus indicus, Pueraria tuberosa, Tadehagi triquetrum (Fabaceae), Ceiba speciosa, Hibiscus mutabilis, Reevesia pubescens, Reevesia thyrsoidea, Sterculia foetida, Sterculia lanceolata, Talipariti tiliaceum (Malvaceae), Sageretia thea (Rhamnaceae), Erythroxylum cuneatum (Erythroxylaceae)
Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.
Nectar: Cuphea hyssopifolia (Lythraceae), Ixora sp. (Rubiaceae), Zanthoxylum avicennae (Rutaceae), Leea alata (Vitaceae)
There may be other nectar sources that have not been recorded.
Other: mud puddling
Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Limenitidinae - Phaedyma - columella (Cramer, 1780)
wingspan - 55-65mm, wing colour - Up dark brown or black with white markings, Un golden brown with the same white markings, eye colour - grey/black, proboscis colour - dark yellow, antennae colour - black w/orange tips, abdomen colour - dark brown above/white underneath, leg colour - yellow, flight - strong
both sexes very similar in appearance
India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines
October-June depending on location (may be longer in some areas)
evergreen and deciduous forest margins, usually near streams. Also urban areas.
¦¦ egg 3-4 days ¦¦ instar1 4 days ¦¦ instar2 3-4 days ¦¦ instar3 3-4 days ¦¦ instar4 5-7 days ¦¦
¦¦ instar5 8-9 days ¦¦ pupa 6-7 days ¦¦ Total egg-adult 32-39 days. All times approximate.
multivoltine
Gmelina arborea (Lamiaceae), Sterculia urens (Sterculiaceae), Cratoxylum cochinchinense (Hypericaceae), Dalbergia spp., Desmodium reticulatum, Pterocarpus indicus, Pueraria tuberosa, Tadehagi triquetrum (Fabaceae), Ceiba speciosa, Hibiscus mutabilis, Reevesia pubescens, Reevesia thyrsoidea, Sterculia foetida, Sterculia lanceolata, Talipariti tiliaceum (Malvaceae), Sageretia thea (Rhamnaceae), Erythroxylum cuneatum (Erythroxylaceae)
Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.
Nectar: Cuphea hyssopifolia (Lythraceae), Ixora sp. (Rubiaceae), Zanthoxylum avicennae (Rutaceae), Leea alata (Vitaceae)
There may be other nectar sources that have not been recorded.
Other: mud puddling
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| A host plant Cratoxylum cochinchinense |
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| Dorsal view |
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| Cuphea hyssopifolia a nectar source |
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