Subspecies in India
(1) Polytremis lubricans lubricans (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – Oriental Contiguous Swift
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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This species has been recorded so far from, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, and West Bengal, within the Indian limits.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Assam | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | |||||||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
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| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Kerala | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | |||||||||||||
| Manipur | |||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | |||||||||||||
| Sikkim | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
Imperata cylindrica, Miscanthus sinensis, Urochloa mutica (=Brachiaria mutica) (Poaceae).
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(4): 11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
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Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Polytremis lubricans (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – Contiguous Swift. 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/polytremis-lubricans, accessed 2025/12/24.