Baron - Male

Description:

The Common Baron (Euthalia aconthea)—often called simply baron—is a medium-sized nymphalid butterfly native to India and Southeast Asia. It flies with stiff wing beats and often glides. The wing is not flapped very far below the horizontal.

Notes:

This butterfly has a stiff flap glide style of flying. It flies at low heights and maintains a territory. The pupa is green and quadrangular and found especially on mango where it is sometimes treated as a minor pest.