Larval Host Plant

Coladenia indrani – Tricolour Pied Flat
Tapena thwaitesi – Black Angle
Anthene emolus – Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene lycaenina – Pointed Ciliate Blue
Charaxes psaphon – Plain Tawny Rajah
Lasippa viraja – Yellowjack Sailer
Neptis jumbah – Chestnut-streaked Sailer
Catopsilia pomona – Lemon Emigrant

Nectar Plant

Caltoris kumara – Blank Swift
Potanthus spp – Dart spp.
Tagiades litigiosa – Water Snow Flat
Rapala manea – Slate Flash
Euploea core – Common Crow
Parantica aglea – Glassy Tiger
Tirumala limniace – Blue Tiger
Neptis hylas – Common Sailer
Junonia atlites – Grey Pansy
Junonia iphita – Chocolate Pansy
Delias eucharis – Indian Jezebel

Other notes

Notes: This plant has been recorded as a new larval host for Anthene lycaenina – Pointed Ciliate Blue by Paresh Churi from Thane, Maharashtra in 2014.

References:

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. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3104.10.4.11495-11550.

WFO (2023): World Flora Online. Accessed on 11 Jan 2023. URL: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000172240.

Flowers of India (2023). Accessed on 11 Jan 2023. URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Black%20Rosewood.html.

Page citation

Churi, P. and N. Kawthankar. 2024. Dalbergia latifolia Roxb. – Black Shisham, Black Rosewood. 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/dalbergia-latifolia, accessed 2024/04/24.