Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Baorini > Caltoris
Caltoris canaraica (Moore, [1884]) – Karwar Swift
Subspecies in India:
No subspecies are listed under this species. It is also commonly known as the Canara Swift.
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Caltoris canaraica – Karwar Swift
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
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.
Bambusa (Bell 1926; Wynter-Blyth 1957), Bambusa bambos (Kalesh & Prakash 2007), Bambusa vulgaris (Kalesh & Prakash 2007), Pseudoxytenanthera monadelpha (Kalesh & Prakash 2007) (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.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Baorini > Caltoris
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Kalesh S. 2021. Caltoris canaraica (Moore, [1884]) – Karwar Swift. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.21. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/987/Caltoris-canaraica
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