Saturday, November 3, 2012

Common Banded Demon (Notocrypta paralysos alysia)


Rather rare butterfly found in wet zone jungles upto about 1500m a.s.l . It has a rather fast up and down flight with frequently settling on foliages. 

Larval Host Plants

Hellenia speciosa
Alpinia purpurata (Red ginger)
Alpinia zerumbet
Curcuma longa
Curcuma zedoaria
Hedychium coccineum
Hedychium flavescens (Yellow Ginger Lily)
Zingiber cylindricum
Zingiber officinale [ඉඟුරු/Ginger]
Zingiber wightianum
Zingiber zerumbet (වල් - ඉඟුරු/Wild Ginger)
Meistera fulviceps

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2 comments:

  1. Blue LotusNovember 7, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    Do you edit your pictures before uploading them? I mean with Photoshop?

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  2. BushanaNovember 8, 2012 at 7:15 AM

    Yes always. At least to add that copy right text.

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