Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Limenitidinae > Adoliadini > Euthalia
Euthalia aconthea (Cramer, [1777]) – Common Baron
Subspecies in India:
(1) Euthalia aconthea garuda (Moore, [1858]) – Himalayan Common Baron
(2) Euthalia aconthea meridionalis Fruhstorfer, 1906 – Dakhan Common Baron
- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Euthalia aconthea garuda – Himalayan Common Baron
Euthalia aconthea meridionalis – Dakhan Common Baron
Behavioural images
Videos
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Euthalia aconthea meridionalis - Anacardium occidentale (Bell 1909a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Mangifera (Robinson et al. 2010), Mangifera indica (Young 1907; Bell 1909a; Sevastopulo 1938; Pant & Chatterjee 1950; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Anacardiaceae). Bryonia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Cucurbitaceae). Scurrula parasitica (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Loranthaceae). Morus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Streblus asper (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Trophis aspera (Robinson et al. 2010) (Moraceae). Rosa (Robinson et al. 2010) (Rosaceae).
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.
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.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Gupta, A.& P. Kannan(2014). First host record of the eulophid wasp Tetrastichus bilgiricus Narendran (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) along with the first description of a male from India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(12): 6544–6548; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4051.6544-8
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Saji, K., K. Kunte, P. Churi, T. Bhagat, Manoj P., and S. Debnath. 2020. Euthalia aconthea (Cramer, [1777]) – Common Baron. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.90. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/586/Euthalia-aconthea
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