<> Herona marathus (Doubleday, 1848) <>
the Yellow Pasha ผีเสื้อปาชาเหลือง
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Photo taken at Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 540m a.s.l.
One of the larger Apaturinae species. Often settles head down on tree trunks with its wings closed and can be difficult to spot. Fairly widespread but not common. Multivoltine with several generations each year. The larvae of this species are rather unusual and look like they are wearing some sort of horned theatrical mask.
Synonyms and previously used names: Herona marathon, Herona angustata
Taxonomy: Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Apaturinae - Herona - marathus
Regional subspecies: Herona marathus angustata (S.Myanmar, W.Thailand, W.Malaysia), Herona marathus marathus (N.India, N.Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, N.Vietnam, China), Herona marathus stellaris (S.Vietnam)
Regional Distribution: India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, Malaysia
Habitat: open montane forest up to 1200m a.s.l Wingspan: 70-90mm
Flight time: most of the year depending on the location
Larval Hosts: no confirmed sources but most probably Celtis sp. (Cannabaceae) and grasses (Poaceae)
Adult Food Sources: Nectar - not known if it visits flowers for nectar. Other - over-ripe fruit, mud puddling, tree sap
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