Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Silver Forget-me-not (Catochrysops panormus)

Silver Forget-me-not is a very rare butterfly found in moist parts of the country though there are earlier records from Haldummulla and Wellawaya (Ormistom W., 1924). Males do mud puddling. No records available on its food plant or on early stages.

* Egg laying and larval feeding has been observed on  වල් උඳු[Wal Undu] (Flemingia macrophylla) plants (Ishara Harshajith WijewardhanePersonnal communication, November 24, 2013

*Neustanthus phaseoloides [Syn: Pueraria phaseoloides is also identified as a larval host plant of it