Subspecies in India
(1) Libythea laius lepitoides Moore, [1903] – Sahyadri Lobed Beak
Until recently, lepitoides was commonly listed under Libythea lepita Moore, [1858]. Kawahara (2013) moved it under Libythea laius based on the tornal lobe on the hindwing that is present in laius and lepitoides but absent in lepita.
Conservation and Special status
This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
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| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Celtis australis (Wynter-Blyth 1957), Celtis tetrandra (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017) Trema orientalis (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017) (Cannabaceae). Gossypium herbaceum (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017) (Malvaceae).
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.
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.
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Kawahara, A. Y. 2013. Systematic revision and review of the extant and fossil snout butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Libytheinae). Zootaxa, 3631:1-74.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Libythea laius Trimen, 1879 – Lobed Beak. 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/libythea-laius, accessed 2024/10/14.