A New Record of Larval Host Plant, Alysicarpus Monilifer (Family: Fabaceae) of Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 Butterfly from Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Thalavaipandi Subbaiah*
Suri Sehgal Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India
*Corresponding Author: Thalavaipandi Subbaiah, Suri Sehgal Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India.

Published: November 23, 2023

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Abstract  

This paper reports Alysicarpus monilifer (L.) DC (Fabaceae) as a new larval host plant for Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 (Lycaenidae) from Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.

Keywords: Alysicarpus monilifer; Lesser grass blue; Zizina Otis; Lycaenidae; new host plant

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