Pantoporia paraka

 

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the Perak Lascar     ผีเสื้อกะลาสีแดงเปรัค

 

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

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

Habitat:  low altitude forest, up to 1000m a.s.l.                                                  Wingspan:  38-45mm

Flight time:  most of the year, depending on location

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 approximate.

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

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

Pantoporia paraka
Chiang Mai, Thailand

Pantoporia paraka
Chiang Mai, Thailand

Dalbergia rostrata
Dalbergia rostrata, a larval host

Butterflies of Thailand and SE Asia  -  BugsAlive Species Information Sheet
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