Common Spotted Flat

Common Spotted Flat

Celaenorrhinus leucocera ( Kollar ) HESPERIIDAE

Adult

Upperside male dark brown. FW with a white discal band formed of 5 connected semi – transparent spots and 5 apical spots. HW with faint median and discal series of non-transparent yellow spots. Female similar to Male but the discal bands disconnected in the FW. Underside markings as above but pale with an additional yellowish brown small round spot in the cell. Antennal shaft plain, white in the male and brown with white club in female. Wingspan 45-55mm.

A butterfly of shady forests, especially in the lowland evergreen and mixed deciduous forests, distributed widely in the plains and up to 2800m in the hills. Seen patrolling during early morning hours. Rests with wings widely open on the underside of the leaves but rarely basks on the top of the leaves or at vantage points. Visits flowers often and wet patches occasionally.

Larva

Dark bluish green with very large head. Body cylindrical with segmental margins yellowish, a dark dorsal line and a thin, white marginal line.

Feeds on Eranthemum nervosum and E.roseum.

Distribution

India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, China, Thailand and Indonesia.