Chilades pandava (Horsfield, [1829]) - Plains Cupid

Subspecies in India

(1) Chilades pandava pandava (Horsfield, [1829]) – Oriental Plains Cupid
 

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

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT121117
Andhra Pradesh2112342422
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam1111
Bihar1
Chandigarh1131
Chhattisgarh38111122
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT1
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi11211221631414
Goa1
Gujarat6143128152124
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh1
Jammu and Kashmir UT1111
Jharkhand1
Karnataka11117401871283231712
Kerala12131231024226
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1322
Maharashtra34241758710101399
Manipur1
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland1
Odisha51
Puducherry UT1
Punjab1
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu511
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh3245111
Uttarakhand1113114
West Bengal1211949632282211
Total265885816337824781757360
Cycadaceae (Robinson et al. 2010), Cycas (Bell 1918a), Cycas circinalis (Robinson et al. 2010), Cycas revoluta (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), (Cycadaceae). Acacia (Robinson et al. 2010), Acacia nilotica (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Bauhinia divaricata (Robinson et al. 2010) Bauhinia vahlii (Robinson et al. 2010), Bauhinia variegata (Robinson et al. 2010), Butea monosperma (Robinson et al. 2010) Caesalpinia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Moullava spicata (Davidson et al. 1896), Saraca asoca (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Xylia xylocarpa (Davidson et al. 1896; Bell 1918a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae). Schleichera oleosa (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017) (Sapindaceae). Desmodium dalbergioides (Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae).

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., A. Soman, P. Churi, and A. Mitra 2023. Chilades pandava (Horsfield, [1829]) – Plains Cupid. 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/chilades-pandava, accessed 2023/06/04.