Athyma ranga Moore, [1858] - Blackvein Sergeant

Subspecies in India

(1) Athyma ranga ranga Moore, [1858] – Himalayan Blackvein Sergeant
(2) Athyma ranga karwara Fruhstorfer, 1906 – Karwar Blackvein Sergeant

  This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

  This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 
StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh164112
Assam2234111231
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka146126
Kerala4511111786
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra11137
Manipur
Meghalaya212
Mizoram
Nagaland11
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim13231
Tamil Nadu12
Tripura1
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal111
Total231510574335212821
Chionanthus mala-elengi (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Ligustrum lucidum (Robinson et al. 2010), Ligustrum sinense (Robinson et al. 2010), Olea dioica (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Oleaceae).

Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.

For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.

 

Page citation

Saji, K. and H. Ogale 2024. Athyma ranga Moore, [1858] – Blackvein Sergeant. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/athyma-ranga, accessed 2024/03/28.