Nectar Plant
Pelopidas mathias – Small Branded Swift
Papilio demoleus – Lime Swallowtail
Delias eucharis – Indian Jezebel
Pareronia hippia – Indian Wanderer
Other notes
Identification Keys: As per eflora of China (2023),
- B. glabra: bracts oblong, as long as flowers; flower tube angled.
- B. spectabilis: bracts ovate, longer than flowers; flower tube round.
References:
WFO (2023): World Flora Online. Accessed on 01 Feb 2023. URL: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000569912.
Flowers of India (2023). Accessed on 01 Feb 2023. URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Great%20Bougainvillea.html.
eFlora of China (2023). Accessed on 01 Feb 2023. URL: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=104374.
Page citation
Kawthankar, N. 2024. Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. – Great Bougainvillea. 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/bougainvillea-spectabilis, accessed 2024/09/07.