Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, [1819] - Redspot

Subspecies in India

No subspecies are listed for this species.

Conservation and Special status

  This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

  This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh1
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa42
Gujarat1
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka877343213255
Kerala21412363223
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh111
Maharashtra645231454
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha11
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1211
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh2
Uttarakhand
West Bengal111
Total16141991189148111214
Anacardium occidentale (Wynter-Blyth 1957) (Anacardiaceae). Terminalia (Robinson et al. 2010), Terminalia alata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Terminalia catappa (Kalesh & Prakash 2007), Terminalia paniculata (Davidson & Aitken 1890; Davidson et al. 1896; Bell 1919b; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Robinson et al. 2010), Terminalia tomentosa (Robinson et al. 2010;) (Combretaceae). Dioscorea (Bell 1919b) (Dioscoreaceae). Cassia fistula (Kalesh & Prakash 2015), Pterocarpus marsupium (Bell 1919b; Wynter-Blyth 1957), Xylia xylocarpa (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae). Loranthaceae (Wynter-Blyth 1957). Psidium guajava (Wynter-Blyth 1957) (Myrtaceae). Averrhoa carambola (Valappil et al. 2018) (Oxalidaceae) Smilax zeylanica (Kalesh & Prakash 2007) (Smilacaceae). Averrhoa occidentale (Wynter-Blyth 1957) (Oxalidaceae).

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

Valappil, B., R. Khalid, K. Saji and A. Sengupta 2024. Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, [1819] – Redspot. 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/zesius-chrysomallus, accessed 2024/03/29.