Pantoporia paraka

 

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Pantoporia paraka
Photo taken at Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 1050m a.s.l.

Pantoporia paraka is quite widely distributed across the region except in the coldest countries, Nepal and Bhutan. It can be locally common. There is little difference between the sexes and they look similar to each other. Although basically a forest species, where it prefers to stay, it is often seen at forest edges and in sunny glades within the forest. It is a fairly weak flier and usually flies close to the ground. It is multivoltine with several broods per annum.

Synonyms and previously used names:   Rahinda paraka, Neptis paraka


Taxonomy:  Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Limenitidinae - Pantoporia - paraka

Regional subspecies:   Pantoporia paraka paraka (NE India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, S.China, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines)

Regional Distribution:  India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines

Habitat:  Pantoporia paraka is usually found in low altitude forest, and has been recorded at elevations no greater than 1000m a.s.l.

Flight time:  most of the year, depending on location                         Wingspan:  38-45mm

Life History:      egg   3 days      instar 1   2 days       instar 2    3 days     instar 3    6-8 days instar 4    8-9 days          instar 5   10-18 days          pupa   6-7 days         Total egg to adult   38-50 days
All times are approximate and can vary depending on the season and on the host used.

Larval Hosts:  Albizia corniculata, Archidendron clypearia, Dalbergia candenatensis, Dalbergia rostrata (Fabaceae), Cnestis palala (Connaraceae).
Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.

Adult Food Sources:  Nectar - is known to occasionally visit flowers but as yet none seem to have been recorded.  Other - mud puddling

Pantoporia paraka
Doi Suthep-Pui N.P., Chiang Mai, Thailand

Pantoporia paraka
Doi Suthep-Pui N.P., Chiang Mai, Thailand

Dalbergia rostrata
Dalbergia rostrata, a larval host

Butterflies of Thailand and SE Asia  -  BugsAlive Species Information Sheet
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