Colias nilagiriensis – Nilgiri Clouded Yellow
Everes lacturnus – Orange-crowned Cupid
Danaus genutia – Striped Tiger
Papilio machaon – Common Yellow Swallowtail
Aporia leucodice – Arrowhead Blackvein
Notes: This plant has been recorded as a new larval host for Colias nilagiriensis – Nilgiri Clouded Yellow by S. Jeevith from Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu in 2017.
References:
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. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3104.10.4.11495-11550.
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WFO (2023): World Flora Online. Accessed on 14 Jan 2022. URL: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000213062.
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