Common Bush Brown

Common Bush Brown - Mycalesis perseus

Common Bush Brown Butterfly

Common Bush Brown Butterfly

Common Bush Brown Butterfly

Common Lascar

Common Lascar - Neptis hordonia

Wingspan: 45-50mm

Common Lascar Butterfly

Common Lascar Butterfly

 

Great Eggfly

Great Eggfly - Hypolimnas bolina

Great Eggfly Butterfly

Great Eggfly Butterfly

Common Palm Fly

Common Palm Fly - Elymnias hypermnestra

Common Palm Fly

Common Palm Fly Butterfly

Egg of Common Palm Fly Butterfly

Caterpillar of Common Palm Fly Butterfly

Danaid Eggfly

Danaid Eggfly - Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus

Wingspan 70-85mm.

Danaid Eggfly Butterfly

Danaid Eggfly Butterfly

Larva Host Plants

Portulaca oleracea and Asystacia lawiana

Abelmoschus sp., Abutilon sp., Barleria cristata and Hibiscus sp. (Acanthaceae, Malvaceae and Portulacaceae)

Angled Castor

 Angled Castor - Ariadne ariadne Linnaeus

Angled Castor Butterfly

Caterpillar of Angled Castor Butterfly

Chocolate Pansy

Chocolate Pansy - Precis iphita Cramer

chocolate brown butterfly with dark markings. A very active butterfly.

Chocolate Pansy Butterfly

Chocolate Pansy Butterfly

Chocolate Pansy Butterfly

Great Orange Tip

Great Orange Tip - Hebomoea glaucippe Linnaeus

Wingspan: 80-100mm.

It is the largest of the orange tips and is a strong and fast flier.

Great Orange Tip Butterfly

Caterpillar of Great Orange Tip Butterfly

Larva Host Plants

Capparaceae - Capparis decidua, Capparis divaricata, Capparis grandis and Capparis sepiaria.

Common Sailor

Common Sailor - Neptis hylas Moore

Wingspan: 50-60mm.

Black butterfly with two white bands.

Common Sailor Butterfly

Common Sailor Butterfly

Common Sailor Butterfly

Larva Host Plants

Bombax ceiba, Canavalia gladiata, Corchorus sp, Flemingia sp, Grewia sp, Helicteres isora, Lathyrus sp, Mucuna purpurea, Nothapodytes nimmoniana, Paracalyx scariosa, Triumfetta sp, Vigna cylindrica, Vigna unguiculata and Xylia xylocarpa.

Tawny Coster

Tawny Coster - Acraea Violae Fabricius

Wingspan: 50-65mm

Tawny Coster Butterfly

Tawny Coster Butterfly

Tamil Yeoman

 Tamil Yeoman Cirrochroa thais Fabricius

Tamil Yeoman Butterfly

Tamil Yeoman Butterfly

Grey Count

Grey Count - Tanaecia lepidea Butler

Wingspan: 65-80mm.

Dark brown butterfly with a bronze color shade.

Grey Count Butterfly

Caterpillar has branched spines.

Caterpillar of Grey Count Butterfly

Pupa of Grey Count Butterfly

Pupa has golden spots.

Pupa of Grey Count Butterfly

Gery Count Butterfly Emerging From Pupa

Larva Host Plants

Careya arborea and Melastoma malabathricum

Melastoma malabathricum Host Plant of Grey Count Butterfly

Lemon Pansy

Lemon Pansy - Junonia lemonias Linnaeus

Lemon Pansy Butterfly

Wingspan: 45-60mm.

Brown butterfly with eye spots and black and lemon yellow spots and lines.

Eggs are laid on underside of leaves and is green in color and barrel shaped.
Caterpillar is black with a blue tint and  is cylindrical in shape.

Larva Host Plants

Acanthaceae, Malvaceae and Tiliaceae. Barleria spp. Cannabis sativa, Corchorus capsularis, Hygrophila auriculata, Nelsonia canescens and Sida rhombifolia.

Grey Pansy

Grey Pansy - Junonia atlites Linnaeus

Grey Pansy Butterfly

Creamish grey butterfly with brown lines and a row of black spots near the wing margin.

Wingspan:45-60mm

Grey Pansy Butterfly

Caterpillar of Grey Pansy Butterfly

Pupa of Grey Pansy Butterfly

Larva Host Plants

Acanthaceae, Malvaceae and Tiliaceae

Barleria spp., Cannabis sativa, Corchorus capsularis, Hygrophila auriculata, Nelsonia canescens and Sida rhombifolia.

Glassy Tiger

Glassy Tiger Butterfly

Glassy Tiger Butterfly

Commander

Commander - Moduza procris Cramer


Wingspan: 60-75mm

A very colorful butterfly. It is also a common species.

Commander Butterfly

Caterpillar is dark brown in color.

Caterpillar of Commander Butterfly

Caterpillar of Commander Butterfly

Commander Butterfly Pupa

Pupa of commander butterfly

Pupa looks similar to a dry leaf and is difficult to spot.

Larva Host Plants

Neolamarckia cadamba and cinchona, Cadaba fruticosa, hedyotis orixense, Mitragyna parvifolia, Mussaenda frondosa, Ochreinauclea missionis, Wendlandia exserta and Wendlandia thyrsoidea (Capparaceae and Rubiaceae)

Southern Rustic

Rustic - Cupha erymanthis Drury


Wingspan: 50-60mm

Rustic Butterfly

A yellowish brown butterfly with white and dark brown markings.
Is found in all types of forests and is active throughout the year.

Southern Rustic Butterfly

Caterpillar of Southern Rustic Butterfly

Caterpillar of Southern Rustic Butterfly

Caterpillar of Southern Rustic Butterfly

Larva Host Plants

Flacourtia montana and Flacourtia indica (Flacourtiaceae).