<> Vagrans sinha (Kollar,[1844]) <>

the Vagrant ผีเสื้อพเนจร

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Photo taken at Pha Dang National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 600m a.s.l.

Quite common and widespread across the region. It is not a particularly strong flier but is usually very active. Sexes are very similar in appearance. Multivoltine with several broods per annum.

Synonyms: Issoria sinha

Taxonomy: Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Heliconiinae - Vagrans - sinha

Regional Distribution: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Singapore

Habitat: montane and secondary forest, up to 1400m a.s.l. Wingspan: 55-65mm

Flight time: all year depending on location

Larval Hosts: Flacourtia inermis, Flacourtia rukam, Homalium tomentosum, Xylosma longifolia (Salicaceae), Dillenia excelsa (Dilleniaceae). Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.

Adult Food Sources: Nectar - Chromolaena odorata, Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae), Polygonum hydropiper (Polygonaceae), Lantana camara (Verbenaceae). There may be other nectar sources although this species is not seen visiting flowers very often. Other: mud puddling, animal dung and urine.