Subspecies in India
(1) Suastus minuta bipunctus Swinhoe, 1894 – Sahyadri Small Palm Bob
(2) Suastus minuta aditia Evans, 1943 – Himalayan Small Palm Bob
(3) Suastus minuta aditus Moore, 1884 – Andaman Small Palm Bob
(2) Suastus minuta aditia Evans, 1943 – Himalayan Small Palm Bob
(3) Suastus minuta aditus Moore, 1884 – Andaman Small Palm Bob
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This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Assam | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Karnataka | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Kerala | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
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| Odisha | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Calamus brandisii (Kalesh S. pers. obs. 2017), Calamus rotang (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Calamus travancoricus (Kalesh S. pers. obs. 2017), Caryota urens(V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017),Cocos nucifera (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017),Phoenix loureiroi (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), (Arecaceae).
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.
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Page citation
Anonymous 2023. Suastus minuta (Moore, 1877) – Small Palm Bob. 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/suastus-minuta, accessed 2023/06/06.