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Showing posts with label PLAINS CUPID BUTTERFLY (Luthrodes pandava). Show all posts
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Wednesday, 22 May 2024

15-4-2024 KHAJURAHO, INDIA - PLAINS CUPID BUTTERFLY (Luthrodes pandava)


Luthrodes pandava also called the Plains Cupid or cycad blue, is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in South Asia, Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines. They are among the few butterflies that breed on cycads, known for their leaves being toxic to most vertebrates.

The species resides in peninsular India south of the outer ranges of the Himalayas, but not in the desert tracts and somewhat local; Ceylon: Assam: Burma; extending into the Malayan subregion.