Monday, July 16, 2012

Southern Grass Jewel

Southern Grass Jewel -  Freyeria trochylus Freyer

Southern Grass Jewel Butterfly
Southern Grass Jewel Butterfly

Larva Host Plants

Hygrophila auriculata, Lantana camara, Nelsonia canescens, Phaulopsis dorsiflora, Strobilanthes spp. an vetches Vicia spp. (Acanthaceae, Fabaceae, Verbenaceae)
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