Host plant list for few butterflies of North East India
Compiled by Kishen Das
For corrections and additions mail to [email protected]
Number
Butterfly Species
Host Plant
1.
Red Helen
2.
Paris Peacock
3.
4.
Krishna Peacock
Psyche
5.
Indian Cabbage White
6.
Large Cabbage White
7.
Chocolate Albatross
Toddalia asiatica,
Zanthoxylum
ovalifolium,
Zanthoxylum
ailanthoides, Citrus sp.
Evodia spp., Toddalia
asiatica, Zanthoxylum
ovalifolium,
Zanthoxylum
ailanthoides, Citrus sp.
Evodia fraxinifolia
Capparis spinosa,
Capparis rheedii,
Crateva religiosa
Cabbage and
Cauliflowers
Cabbage and
Cauliflowers
Crateva religiosa,
Capparis cleghornii
8.
9.
10.
Spot Puffin
Pale Wanderer
Lesser Gull
11.
12.
Yellow Orange Tip
Great Orange Tip
13.
14.
15.
Painted Jezebel
Redbase Jezebel
Common Emigrant
16.
Common Grass Yellow
17.
Three spot Grass Yellow
Capparis hayneana
Capparis cleghornii,
Capparis mooni,
Capparis rheedii
Capparis sepiaria
Crateva religiosa,
Capparis mooni,
Capparis, spiniosa
Loranthus sp.
Loranthus sp.
Cassia spp., Butea
monosperma, Bauhania
racemosa
Cassia obtusifolia,
Cassia sp., Caesalpinia
spicata, Caesalpinia
spp., Acacia sp. ,
Albizzia sp.
Caesalpinia spicata,
Delonix regia
Nectar
Plant
18.
Large Oakblue
19.
Common Acacia Blue
20.
21.
Monkey Puzzle
Longbanded Silverline
22.
23.
24.
Banded Royal
Common Tit
Orchid Tit
25.
Common Guava Blue
26.
Plain
27.
Indigo Flash
28.
29.
30.
Purple Sapphire
Golden Sapphire
Line Blues
31.
Dark Cerulean
32.
Pea Blue
33.
Zebra Blue
34.
35.
36.
Common Pierrot
Malayan
Common Hedge Blue
Hopea, Terminalia
paniculata, Xylia
xylocarpa,
Lagerstroemia
microcarpa
Acacia megadal and
Acacia suma
Ixora sp.
Terminalia paniculata,
Dioscorea pentaphylla,
Xylia sp.
Dendrophthoe elastica
Meyna pubescens
Cottonia pedencularis,
Rhynocostylis retusa
Punica granatum,
Psidium guajava,
Eribotrya japonica,
Catunaregam nufans,
Catunaregam uligonos
Fruits of Salacia (
Family: Celastraceae)
Flowers of Zizyphus
xylophora, Zizyphus
rugosa, Quinsqualis
indica, Sapindus
laurifolius
Polygonum sp.
Rumex sp.
Entada pursaetha,
Ardisia humilis,
Waltheria indica,
Acacia sp., Mimosa
pudica, Leucana sp.
Xylia xylocarpa,
Flowers of Butea
monosperma
Crotalaria striata,
various species of
legumes
Plumbago zeylanica,
Indigofera sp. , Albizia
lebek, Sesbania serices
Zizyphus rugosa
Allophyllus cobbe
Paracalyx scariosa,
37.
Gram Blue
38.
Punchinello
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
Mixed Punch
Tailed Punch
Dark Judy
Northern Jungle Queen
Dark Evening Brown
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
Blue Striped Pamfly
Spotted Pamfly
Bamboo Treebrown
Common Forester
Dusky Labyrinth
49.
50.
Common Bushbrown
Bushbrowns
51.
52.
53.
Rings
Black Rajah
Common Nawab
54.
Common Castor
55.
56.
57.
Large Yeoman
Indian Fritillary
Large Silverstripe
Xylia xylocarpa,
Hiptage benghalensia,
Schliechera oleosa,
Cratoxylum ligustinum
Leguminosae plants,
Phaseolus trilobus,
Dolichos catjang
Maesa chisia, Maesa
montana
Maesa chisia
Bamboo and Grasses
Maesa chisia
Bamboos
Oryza sativa, Grasses
like Eleusine, Panicus,
Apluda, Sorghum and
Zea spp.
Banana
Banana
Bamboos
Arundinaria sp.
Arundinaria sp. and
Bambusa sp.
Oryza sp.
Grasses of the genera
Lopanthorum,
Pogonantherum,
Microstegium
Various Grasses
Tamarindus indicus
Acacia suma, Acacia
catechu, Delonix regia,
Caesalpinia sappan,
Caesalpinia ruga,
Caesalpinia boducella,
Acacia pennata. Albizia
lebek, Albizia
julibrisin, Adenanthera
pavonia, Grewia sp. ,
Pithecollobium sp.
Tragia involucarta,
Tragia plukenetii,
Ricinus communis
Hydrocarpus sp.
Viola
Violaceae
58.
Peacock Pansy
59.
60.
Indian Red Admiral
Painted Lady
61.
62.
63.
64.
Indian Tortoiseshell
Common Jester
Danaid Eggfly
Great Eggfly
65.
Orange Oakleaf
66.
Common Map
67.
Common Sailer
68.
Common Lascar
69.
70.
Color Sergeant
Blackvein Sergeant
71.
72.
Staff Sergeant
Hill Sergeant
73.
Commander
Hygrophilia auriculata,
Barleria sp., Gloxinia
sp., Osbeckia
Nettles
Zornia diphylla,
Blumea, Artemesia,
Debregeasia bicolor,
Plants belonging to the
families Malvaeae,
Urticeae, Boraginaceae,
Leguminosae
Urtica sp.
Debregeasia bicolor
Porulacca oleracea
Sida rhombifolia,
Portulacca oleracea,
Elatostemma
cuneatum, Fleurya
interrputa
Girardia heterophylia,
ferns, Polygonum
orientalis, Strobilanthes
capitatas
Ficus bengalensis,
Ficus religiosa, Ficus
glomerata, Ficus sp.
Bombax ceiba,
Helicteres isora,
Nothapodytes
nimmoniana, Mucuna
purpurea, Xylia sp.,
Canavalia ensiformis,
Vigna unguiculata
Acacia concinna,
Acacia megadalane,
Albizia odoratissima
Glochidion
Olea diocia, Lonicera
sp.
Adina cordifolia
Mahonia nelaensis,
Berberis chitria,
Berberis lycium
Cadaba fruticosa,
Mussendra frondosa,
Wendlandia exserta
74.
75.
Clipper
Common Baron
76.
77.
78.
79.
Green Duke
Cruiser
Leopard Lacewing
Yellow Coster
80.
Glassy Tiger
81.
Chestnut Tiger
82.
Dark Blue Tiger
83.
Common Tiger
84.
85.
Plain Tiger
Striped Blue Crow
86.
Blue Spotted Crow
87.
Blue King Crow
88.
Magpie Crow
89.
90.
Common Spotted Flat
Tricolor Pied Flat
and Almond tree
Modecca sp.
Mangifera indica,
Anacadium occidentale
Quercus sp.
Passifloraceae
Passiflora sp.
Passiflora, Urtica,
Pouzolzia, Boehmeria
spp.
Tylophora carnosa,
Cryptolepis buchanani,
Ceropegia bulbosa,
Ceropegia lawii,
Calotropis sp.
Marsedenia royeli,
Asclepias curasavica,
Hoya carnosum,
Tylophora sp.
Vallaris dichotoma,
Dregea volubilis
Asclepias curasavica,
Ceropegia lawii,
Ceropegia intermedia,
Cynanchum
dalhousiae,
Cynanchum liukiensis,
Marsdenia tinctoria,
Marsdenia tomentosa,
Tylophora carnosa,
Raphistemma
pulchellum
Calotropis gigantea
Ichnocarpus sp.,
Nerium Oleander,
Ficus sp., Argereia sp.
Nerium Olendar,
Strophanthus
dichotoma
Ficus hispida, Strebulus
asper
Ichnocarpus sp. , Ficus
sp.
Eranthemum sp.
Xylia dolabriformis,
Grewia microcos
91.
Water Snow Flat
92.
Chesnut Bob
93.
94.
Spotted Demon
Grass Demon
95.
Indian Palm Bob
96.
Tree Flitter
Dioscorea
oppositifolia, Smilax
sp.
Bambusa arundinaceae
and Grasses
Hydechium spicatum
Curcuma aromatica,
Zingiber sp.
Palms, Caryota urens,
Calamus
Phoenix aculis
Nectar and Host plants list for Butterflies of South India
Compiled by Kishen Das and Adavanne Shivaprakash
For corrections and additions, please mail to [email protected]
Popular nectar resources for butterflies in Western Ghats
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Sl.
No.
.
1.
Adenostemma lavenia
Angelonia biflora
Argyreia elliptica
Argyreira involucrate
Bauhinia phoenicea
Callicarpa tomentosa
Cissus discolour
Clerodendrum paniculatum
Clerodendrum serrutum
Costus speciosus,
Delicteres isora
Exacum bicolor
Exacum lawii
Ixora nigricans
Launnaea acaulis
Rauvolfia serpentine
Rhyunchoglossum notonianum
Sapindus laurifolia
Sesbania bispinosa
Smithia sensitiva
Plant species
Abrus precatorius
Nectar
Larval
/ Host
Butterfli
es
Commo
n
Cerulea
n
2.
Abutilon indicum
3.
Acacia spp
4.
Achyranthes aspera
5.
6.
Aegle marmelos
Albizzia spp
7.
8.
9.
Althernathera spp
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Amaranthus virids
10.
11.
Ammania baccifera
Anacardium occidentale
12.
Anona squamosa
13.
14.
15.
Areca catechu
Argemone mexicana
Aristolochia spp
16.
Aslepias curassavia
17.
18.
Azima tetracantha
Barleria spp
19.
20.
21.
Beans variety
Bidens spp
Blumea spp
22.
23.
Boerhavia diffusa
Bombax ceiba
Danaid
Eggfly
Lime
Blue,
Line
Blues
Fulvous
Pied Flat
Lime
Commo
n Grass
Yellow
Pea Blue
Dark
Grass
Blue
Commo
n Baron
Tailed
Jay
Roses
Souther
n
Birdwin
g,
Commo
n Rose,
Crimson
Rose
Tigers,
Commo
n
Palmfly
Danaiad
Eggfly
Blues
Painted
Lady
Commo
n Sailer
24.
25.
26.
Borreria spp
Brassica nigra
Bryophyllum spp
27.
Butea monosperma
28.
29.
Byttneria herbacea
Cadaba fruticosa
30.
Caesalpinia spp
31.
Calamus spp
32.
Calotropis spp
33.
Capparis spp
34.
Caryota urens
35.
Cassia spp
36.
37.
Celosia argentia
Ceropegia spp
Red
Pierrot
Lime
Blue,
Commo
n
Cerulea
n
Commo
n Gull,
Pioneer,
Comma
nder,
Commo
n
Silverlin
e
Commo
n Nawab
Giant
Redeye
Tigers,
Commo
n
Palmfly
Psyche,
Commo
n Gull,
Pioneer,
Tips,
Commo
n
Wander
er
Giant
Redeye
Emigran
ts and
Grass
Yellows
Striped
Tiger
38.
Chloroxylon swietania
39.
Cinnamomum spp
40.
41.
Cipadess baccifera
Citrus spp
42.
43.
44.
Cleome viscose
Clerodendrum spp
Cocos nucifera
45.
Combretum albidum
46.
Corchorus spp
47.
48.
49.
50.
Cosmos
Crotalaria spp
Croton banplandium
Cryptolepis buchananii
51.
52.
Cucurbitaceae
Curcuma spp
Lime,
Commo
n
Banded
Peacock
Commo
n Blue
Bottle,
Commo
n
Jay,
Tailed
Jay,
Commo
n Mime
Lime,
Commo
n
Mormon
, Blue
Mormon
, Paris
Peacock,
Lime
Blue
Giant
Redeye,
Indian
Palm
Bob
Brown
Awl
Commo
n Sailer,
Pansies
Pea Blue
Commo
n
Palmfly
Restricte
d
53.
Cycas spp
54.
Cynanchum spp
55.
56.
57.
Cynotis spp
Daemia extensa
Dendrophthae falcata
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
Derris scandens
Desmodium spp
Duranta spp
Evolvulus alsinoides
Ficus spp
Flacourtia indica
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
Gliricidia glabra
Gmelina asiatica
Grams and beans
Grangea maderaspatna
Grasses and Bamboos
69.
Grewia spp
70.
71.
Gymnosporia spp
Heliotropium spp
72.
73.
Hemidesmus indicus
Hibiscus spp
Demon,
Grass
Demon
Plains
Cupid,
Small
Cupid
Swallow
tails
Commo
n
Jezebel,
Peacock
Royal
Crows
Souther
n Rustic,
Commo
n
Leopard
Blues
Bushbro
wns,
Rings,
Chestnut
Bob,
Aces,
Swifts
Commo
n Sailer
Grass
Jewel
Crows
Danaid
Eggfly,
Indian
74.
75.
76.
Holarrhena pubescens
Hybanthus ennesperums
Hygrophyla auriculata
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
Hyptis spp
Ichnocarpus frutescens
Impatiens spp
Indigofera spp
Ixora spp
82.
83.
84.
85.
Jasminum spp
Jatropha spp
Justicia spp
Kalanchoe spp
86.
87.
Lagascea mollis
Lantana camara
88.
89.
Leucas spp
Mangifera indica
90.
91.
Marigold
Michalea champaca
92.
Miliusa spp
93.
Murraya koenigi
94.
Naringi crenulata
95.
96.
Nerium spp
Oryza sativa
Skipper
Crows
Pansies,
Grass
Blues
Crows
Monkey
Puzzle
Red
Pierrot
Grass
Blues
Commo
n Baron
Commo
n Jay
Commo
n Blue
Bottle,
Commo
n
Jay,
Tailed
Jay
Lime,
Commo
n
Mormon
Lime
Blue
Crows
Commo
n
Evening
Brown,
Darts,
Swifts
97.
Oxalis corniculata
98.
99.
Parthenium hysterophorus
Passiflora spp
100.
Phoenix spp
101.
102.
Phyla nodiflora
Pittecellobium dulce
103.
Plumbago spp
104.
POACEAE FAMILY
105.
Polyalthia longifolia
106.
Pongamia pinnata
107.
108.
Portulaca oleracea
Pumica granatum
109.
Quisqualis indica
110.
111.
112.
Randia spp
Rhynchosia spp
Ricinus cummiuns
Pale
Grass
Blue
Tawny
Coster
Giant
Redeye
Three
Spot
Grass
Yellow
Zebra
Blue
Rings,
Bushbro
wns,
Nigger
Commo
n Blue
Bottle,
Commo
n
Jay,
Tailed
Jay
Commo
n
Cerulea
n,
Commo
n
Banded
Awl
Silverstr
eak
Blue,
Commo
n Guava
Blue
Slate
Flash
Angled
Castor,
Commo
n Castor
113.
114.
Saraca indicum
Sesbania spp
115.
Sida spp
116.
Strebulus aspera
117.
118.
119.
Syndrella nodiflora
Syzygium spp
Tephrosia spp
120.
Terminalia spp
121.
122.
Tinospora cordifolia
Todalia asiatica
123.
Tragia spp
124.
125.
126.
Trichodesma indicum
Tridax procumbens
Triumfetta spp
127.
Tylophora spp
128.
129.
130.
Urena lobata
Vicoa spp
Vigna spp
131.
132.
133.
Vinca rosea
Vitex negundo
Waltheria spp
Zebra
Blue
Pansies,
Indian
Skipper
Commo
n Baron
Pale
Grass
Blue
Black
Rajah,
Oakblue
s,
Brown
Awl
Clipper
Paris
Peacock
Commo
n
Castor,
Angled
Castor
Tawny
Coster
Tigers,
Crows
Commo
n Sailer,
Lime
Blue,
Pea Blue
Indian
134.
135.
Wattakaka volubilis
Zea spp
136.
Ziziphus spp
137.
Zornia gibbosa
Skipper
Tigers
Commo
n
Evening
Brown
Pierrots,
Commo
n
Silverlin
e,
Flashes
Painted
Lady