<> Chersonesia risa (Doubleday,[1848]) <>
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Photo taken at Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 1150m a.s.l.
Chersonesia risa is quite common but like many species in this subfamily little research seems to have been done and so what we know about them is limited. Both sexes are similar in appearance and the species is multivoltine. Often settles upside down on the underside of leaves with wings spread, as in the photo above. Males are territorial on treetops.
Synonyms: Chersonesia transiens, Cyrestis risa, Cyrestis cyanee
Taxonomy: Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Cyrestinae - Chersonesia - risa
Regional subspecies: Chersonesia risa cyanee (E.Malaysia), Chersonesia risa risa (Nepal, Bhutan, NE India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Yunnan-China, W.Malaysia)
Regional Distribution: Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Indonesia
Habitat: Chersonesia risa is found in montane forest and has been recorded at elevations up to around 1200m a.s.l.
Flight time: most of the year, depending on location Wingspan: 30-40mm
Larval Hosts: Ficus racemosa, Ficus fistulosa, Ficus hispida, Ficus ischnopoda, Ficus pleyteana, Ficus pustulata (Moraceae)
Adult Food Sources: Nectar - not known to visit flowers. Other - mud puddling
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| Mae Kampong N.P., Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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| Doi Suthep-Pui N.P., Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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| Doi Suthep-Pui N.P., Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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| Mae Kampong N.P., Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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| Ficus fistulosa, a larval host |
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| Ficus hispida, another larval host |
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