Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Pyrginae > Celaenorrhinini > Celaenorrhinus
Celaenorrhinus fusca (Hampson, [1889]) – Dusky Spotted Flat
Subspecies in India:
No subspecies are listed under this species. This is also known as Celaenorrhinus ruficornis, the Tamil Spotted Flat, in India.
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Celaenorrhinus fusca – Dusky Spotted Flat
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Strobilanthes asperrimus(Kalesh & Prakash 2015), Strobilanthes callosus (Davidson et al. 1897; Swinhoe 1913; Bell 1923a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Strobilanthes ciliata (Acanthaceae).
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.
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.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Pyrginae > Celaenorrhinini > Celaenorrhinus
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Ogale, H., K. Saji, Manoj P & S. Jeevith. 2021. Celaenorrhinus fusca (Hampson, [1889]) – Dusky Spotted Flat. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.17. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/668/Celaenorrhinus-fusca
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