Larval Host Plant
Anthene lycaenina – Pointed Ciliate Blue
Loxura atymnus – Yamfly
Cigaritis lohita – Long-banded Silverline
Zesius chrysomallus – Redspot
Kaniska canace – Blue Admiral
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Other notes
Notes: This plant has been recorded as a new larval host for Loxura atymnus – Yamfly by K. Saji from Kozhikode, Kerala in 2009 and for Anthene emolus – Common Ciliate Blue by Sarpita Bose from South 24 Parganus, West Bengal in 2021.
Identification Keys: According to eFlora of India (2023),
- S. ovalifolia: leaves round, 5-7 nerved.
- S. zeylanica: leaves elliptic, 3-5 nerved.
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 20 Jan 2023. URL: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000741997.
eFlora of India (2023). Accessed on 20 Jan 2023. URL: https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/30/smilax-zeylanica/.
Page citation
Saji, K., S. Bose and N. Kawthankar. 2024. Smilax zeylanica L. – Ceylon Smilax. 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/smilax-zeylanica, accessed 2024/04/25.