Parasarpa zulema

 

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Sumalia zulema
Photo taken at Lamnamkok National Park, Chiang Rai, Thailand. 450m a.s.l.

Quite rare and distributed across the northen part of the region. Sexes are similar in appearance but the female has a wider discal band. Usually found in sunlit glades and along forest edges. There is little information available but possibly only one or two broods per annum. More research is needed on this species.

Synonyms and previously used names:   Limenitis zulema, Parasarpa zulema, Sumalia zulema

Taxonomy:  Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Limenitidinae - Parasarpa - zulema

Regional Distribution:  India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China

Habitat:  montane forest, up to 1300m a.s.l.                                                Wingspan:  55-60mm

Flight time:  little information available but possibly only part of the year

Larval Hosts:  not known

Adult Food Sources:  Nectar - not known if this species visits flowers.  Other - mud puddling

Sumalia zulema
Kalaw, Myanmar

Sumalia zulema
Kalaw, Myanmar

Butterflies of Thailand and SE Asia  -  BugsAlive Species Information Sheet
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