Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Satyrinae > Satyrini > Lethe
Lethe drypetis (Hewitson, 1863) – Two-eyed Treebrown
Subspecies in India:
(1) Lethe drypetis todara Moore, 1881 – Dakhan Two-eyed Treebrown
This is also known as the Tamil Treebrown.
This is also known as the Tamil Treebrown.
- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Lethe drypetis todara – Dakhan Two-eyed Treebrown
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Bambusa bambos (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Robinson et al. 2010) Bambusa vulgaris (Kalesh & Prakash 2015) (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, 10:11495–11550.
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:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Satyrinae > Satyrini > Lethe
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Ogale, H. 2021. Lethe drypetis (Hewitson, 1863) – Two-eyed Treebrown. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.15. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/660/Lethe-drypetis
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