Showing posts with label Riodinidae(Nemeobiidae). Show all posts
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Plum Judy (Abisara echerius prunosa)

Locally common butterfly of low country jungles up to about 1200m a.s.l. It usually settles on a leaf few feets above from the ground during the day time and become active during the evening. It has a quick jercky flight which resembles the butterflies of family Hesperiidae. Its larval food plants are Ardisia gardneri, Ardisia elliptica (බලු දං)Embelia ribes and Embelia tsjeriam-cottam of the family Myrsinaceae.