Description

• Common Name : Baronet
• Scientific Name : Euthalia nais (Forster)
• Family : NYMPHALIDAE
• Wingspan : 60-70mm
• Colour : Bright orange with black bars, tip of antennae is orange.
• Habit : Prefers drier forests; attracted by sweet tree sap and rotten fruits; basks along forest path; very fond of sunshine. Flight is typical gliding and fluttering; when disturbed flies very short distance and settle down again.
• Larval Host Plants : Shorea robusta, Diospyros melanoxylon
• Location : Throughout West Bengal