Description

• Common Name : Red Pierrot
• Scientific Name : Telicada nyseus (Guerin-Meneville)
• Family : LYCAENIDAE
• Wingspan : 30-36mm
• Colour : Black and white with orange hind wing portion.
• Habit : The Red Pierrot is not a common butterfly, but it is abundant around its larval host plant- Kalanchoe. Weak flier, flutters feebly within a metre from the ground, active throughout the year, basks with its wings half-spread.
• Larval Host Plants : Kalanchoe lacniata, K. pinnata etc.
• Location : Throughout West Bengal

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