<> Calinaga sudassana Melville,1893 <>
the Orange Freak ผีเสื้อพุทธสีส้ม
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Photo taken at Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 1060m a.s.l.
Despite its unfortunate common name, this is a beautiful species. Uncommon and usually found near mountain streams. Large butterfly with a slow lazy flight. There is little difference between the sexes but the female is a little paler in colour.
Taxonomy: Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Calinaginae - Calinaga - sudassana
Regional Distribution: India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Taiwan
Habitat: open montane forest up to around 2000m a.s.l. Wingspan: 80-100mm
Flight time: not known but there may be just one brood per annum
Larval Hosts: Broussonetia papyrifera, Morus alba, and possibly other Morus sp. (Moraceae)
Adult Food Sources: Nectar - not known if it visits flowers. Other - mud puddling
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| Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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| Morus alba, a larval host |
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| Broussonetia papyrifera, another larval host |
