Parthenos sylvia lilacinus - Butler 1876 The Clipper
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| Flight Period | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Wingspan : 48 - 75mm |
Species details : A beautiful, and unmistakeable species in which the female is considerably larger than the male, otherwise the sexes are similar. This is a remarkable species in that the various subspecies have completely different base colouration form our lilac subspecies (orange, green, blue, yellow, brown etc.).
This is a common species which can be found almost anywhere on the Island except in the densest of forest.
Early stages : Known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resources: S. Igarishi - Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, Volume.2 , Page 475.
Larval Foodplant : Melothria heterophylla (Cucurbitaceae) and Tinaspora cordifolia (Menispermaceae)
Range : Peninsular Thailand and Malaysia. Other subspecies from Sri Lanka to China, Philippines to the Bismarcks.