Larval Host Plant
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Natural History: Native Parasitic Shrub.
A parasitic shrub growing on the branches of other trees. Flowers are short, greenish-red in colour, appearing in axillary clusters.
Note: This plant was previously reported as larval host plant for Euthalia lubentina – Gaudy Baron from Sri Lanka (Jayasinghe et al., 2014), Abhishek Rane confirmed its use in India from Sindhudurg, Maharashtra in March 2023.
References:
Flowers of India (2023): South Indian Mistletoe. Accessed on: 17 Jul 2023. [URL]
Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapaksha & C. de Alwis. (2014). A compilation and analysis of food plants utilization of Sri Lankan butterfly larvae (Papilionoidea). Taprobanica, 6(2): 110-131. [DOI]
WFO (2023): Macrosolen capitellatus (Wight & Arn.) Danser. Accessed on: 17 Jul 2023. [URL]
Page citation
Rane, A., and N. Kawthankar. 2024. Macrosolen capitellatus (Wight & Arn.) Danser – South Indian Mistletoe. 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/macrosolen-capitellatus, accessed 2024/05/05.