Yamfly

Description:

Butterfly Biodata: Genus: Loxura Horsfield, 1829 Species: atymnus Stoll, 1780 Subspecies: fuconius Fruhstorfer, 1912 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 35mm Caterpillar Local Host Plants: Smilax bracteata (Smilacaceae) Physical Description of Adult Butterfly: The upperside of both sexes is reddish orange, with a neat black apical border on the forewing. The underside is yellowish buff with a somewhat obscure post-discal fascia. The female has its tornal area of the hindwing dark-dusted. The antennae are short and the palpi are unusually long and protruding, a feature easy to pick in close-up pictures. Both sexes have rather long white-tipped hindwing tails.

Habitat:

Found in rain forests of Bangladesh. Also available in other south Asian countries.