Symphaedra nais (Forster, 1771) - Baronet

Subspecies in India

No subspecies are listed under this species.

Conservation and Special status

This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh11113
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh3222738476
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat122211
Haryana2
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT1
Jharkhand13
Karnataka22821861927242177
Kerala51213
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh2221116661
Maharashtra125122039111817152813
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha21
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan1
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu22
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh1
Uttarakhand
West Bengal1213433725
Total361820261625445876615536
Mangifera indica (Young 1907) (Anacardiaceae). Quercus incana (Mackinnon & deNiceville 1898) (Fagaceae). Shorea robusta (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Dipterocarpaceae). Diospyros exsculpta (Robinson et al. 2010), Diospyros melanoxylon (Bell 1909; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Ebenaceae). Grewia asiatica (Robinson et al. 2010) (Malvaceae).

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.

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Symphaedra nais (Forster, 1771) – Baronet. 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/symphaedra-nais, accessed 2024/12/06.