Description

• Common Name : Zebra Blue
• Scientific Name : Syntarucus plinius (Fabricius)
• Family : LYCAENIDAE
• Wingspan : 22-30mm
• Colour : The black and white ‘zebra’ pattern on the underside of the wings is unique and this at once confirms its identity.
• Habit : It is common in dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forests or their edges. It is quick on the wing; flutters close to a twig, once settled it allows approaching closely.
• Larval Host Plants : Albizzia lebbek, Plumbago zeylanica, Mimosa sp., Sesbania bispinosa, Dyerophytum indicum etc.
• Location : Throughout West Bengal

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