Pelopidas conjuncta

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Pelopidas conjuncta, the conjoined swift,[1] is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India.[1][2][3][4]

Description

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Subspecies

  • Pelopidas conjuncta conjuncta (N.Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and India (Himachal Pradesh to N.E. India; Andaman & Nicobar Is.))[1][2]
  • Pelopidas conjuncta narooa Moore, 1878 (India (Gujarat to Kerala and Jharkhand) and Sri Lanka)[1][2]

Biology

The larvae are known to breed on Bambusa, Coix lacryma-jobi, Oryza sativa, Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum halepense, Triplopogon ramosissimus, Zea mays, Rottboellia and cochinchinensis.[5][6]

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From Singapore

References

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