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male purple spot, faint white bands on forewing, Exp. 40-50 mm. Likes
shade.
Fam. Lycaenidae (Blues). Medium to small, blue colour predominating.
Many possess tails. Designs generally on under side. Forelegs well
developed. Larvae woodlouse shaped, head hidden below, smooth, hairy
or tuberculate, Often with 2 anal tubes to exude honey dew and attract
ants. Pupa variable. Species of Indian region about 450. about 70 in
Maharashtra. S. epius. Small, brown, centre forewing white. Grey below
with fine brown wavy lines, Exp. 20-30 mm. Eggs laid amongst scale
insects. Larva covers body with sucked up scale skins, attracts ants. Pupa
resembles monkey head. T. nyceus. Blackish brown, hindwing end red.
Below white, forewing end black with white spots. Hindwing spotted,
margin red and black, Exp 30- 36 mm. C rosimon. White. Wings spotted,
dark bordered, bases bluish. Below white with black spots and streaks.
Tailed. Exp. 24- 32 mm. C. caleta, Blackish forewing, white underside, a
triangular band at base, 3 elongated spots one each side. Exp. 26-32 mm.
C ethion. Violet. Broad white band on each wing. Under side white with 2
black oblique lines. Forewing with 2 elongated rows of small black spots.
Exp. 26-32 mm. Larvae in Zizyphus, attract ants.
T. ananda. Male purplish blue, dark border. Female brown, spot in centre
of wings underneath. Exp. 22-28 mm. Reared by Crematogaster ants. T.
alteratus. Bright blue, a spot in forewing, border black. Below cream,
reddish streaks. Exp. 20-30 mm. S. plinius. Violet blue, female with blue
and brown wings, dark spotted white areas. Below white with brown
bands, spotted borders. Tailed. Exp. 22-30 mm. Azanus spp. All similar.
Male bright blue, brown border. Female brown. Under side light marginal
spots, dark spots on hindwing. No tail. Exp. 20-25 mm. Haunt deserts. N.
zalmora. Brown, white patch on forewing, hindwing generally white.
Below white with black spots. Exp. 20-30 mm. Breeds in thick forests on
Rutaceae.
M. malaya thwaitesi. Dark brown, white patch on forewing. Below white,
a black spot at one end, four at base of hindwing. Variable. Tailless. 20-30
FAUNA 410