Cethosia mahratta Moore, 1872 - Sahyadri Lacewing

Subspecies in India

No subspecies are listed under this species.

Taxonomic Information

This is also known as the Tamil lacewing, and treated as a subspecies of Cethosia nietneri C. & R. Felder, [1867].

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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Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa11331
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka1341
Kerala112145
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra13193
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1134133132

Adenia hondala, Passiflora edulis, Passiflora subpeltata (Passifloraceae).

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

Kunte, K. 2024. Cethosia mahratta Moore, 1872 – Sahyadri Lacewing. 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/cethosia-mahratta, accessed 2024/12/03.