Dophla evelina

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Dophla evelina
Dophla evelina, male

Dophla evelina , male

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Noble butterfly (Nymphalidae)
Subfamily : Kingfishers (Limenitidinae)
Genre : Dophla
Type : Dophla evelina
Scientific name
Dophla evelina
( Stoll 1790)
female

Dophla evelina is occurring in Southeast Asia Butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of Nymphalidae (Nymphalidae).

features

butterfly

The wingspan of the moth is 93 to 112 millimeters. The females are slightly larger than the males. Common to both sexes is a brownish base color of the wing tops. At the front edge of the forewings, a half-red S-shaped blemish stands out. The post-fiscal region has a whitish color. The apex is edged. The wings of the males shimmer turquoise, greenish or bluish depending on the incidence of light. The females shimmer less strongly and mostly have an olive green color. The undersides of the wings of both sexes are colored ocher to light gray-brown. The red blemish stands out only indistinctly.

egg

The egg initially has a whitish, later dark brown color, a hemispherical shape and is covered with many small dents, honeycomb hexagons and needle-like tips.

Caterpillar

Freshly hatched caterpillars are whitish in color and hairy. In the second stage, they turn green and show short tubercles on each segment of the body . In the adult caterpillars, which are also green, these form into highly branched, prickly fir branch-like outgrowths. Several differently sized, gray-brown pithed pink spots stand out on the back.

Doll

The doll is designed as a tumble doll, has a plump shape and a green color. A ring-shaped black spot stands out on the wing sheaths. The back triangle is initially yellow, later black.

  • Caterpillar dorsal

  • Caterpillar medial

  • Doll lateral

  • Dorsal doll

  • Wing underside

Distribution, subspecies and habitat

The distribution area of ​​the species extends from Sri Lanka and India through Bangladesh , Burma , Thailand and Malaysia to the southeast of China and the Philippines . There are currently 18 subspecies in the individual occurrence areas .

Dophla evelina primarily inhabits evergreen deciduous forests.

Way of life

The moths fly all year round, mainly in the months of February, August and October to December. They like to suck on damp places in the earth, injured trees or overripe fruits in order to absorb fluids and minerals. The caterpillars feed polyphagously on the leaves of various plants, including: sumac family (Anacardiaceae), milkweed family (Euphorbiaceae), ebony family (Ebenaceae) and beech family (Fagaceae).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ size information
  2. ↑ Markku Savela: Dophla Moore, [1880] - distribution. In: Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Accessed March 29, 2019 .
  3. ↑ flight time
  4. ↑ Food plants

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