Common name: Cycad Blue.
Latin name: Chilades pandava pandava.
Wingspan: about 2.6–3cm.
Range: Sri Lanka to Myanmar (Burma) and Sundaland.
Habitat: Forest fringe, secondary growth and gardens.
Food plants: cycad (Cycas revoluta) and possibly a few other plant species.
Note: The larvae are attended to by ants. (ID-CKM).
Latin name: Chilades pandava pandava.
Wingspan: about 2.6–3cm.
Range: Sri Lanka to Myanmar (Burma) and Sundaland.
Habitat: Forest fringe, secondary growth and gardens.
Food plants: cycad (Cycas revoluta) and possibly a few other plant species.
Note: The larvae are attended to by ants. (ID-CKM).
LYCAENIDAE ~ LYCAENINAE ~ POLYOMMATINI (BLUES)
The Cycad Blue (Chilades pandava pandava)
The Cycad Blue (Chilades pandava pandava)
© Chin Fah Shin. All rights reserved.
© Chin Fah Shin. All rights reserved.
This page revised on 27 February 2003. Copyright © Chin Fah Shin.
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