Description

• Common Name : Plains Cupid
• Scientific Name : Euchrysops pandava (Hors.)
• Family : LYCAENIDAE
• Wingspan : 25-35mm
• Colour : The upperside of male is lavender-blue with dark borders.
• Habit : Could be easily mistaken as Forget-me-not; visits dung and droppings, fairly common in the plains. Fast flier.
• Larval Host Plants : Xylia xylocarpa, Caesalpinia spp. , Cycas revolute.
• Location : Throughout West Bengal

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