Common Five-ring

Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
Common Five-ring
Latin Name
๐˜ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ด
Taxa
Butterflies
Family
Nymphalidae
Habitats
Woodland
Shrubland
Village

Features

The upperwings are dark brown, with a big ocellus on each forewing and two joint small ocelli on each hindwing. The underwings are brown, scattered with white stripes, with a big ocellus on each forewings and six small ocelli (three pairs) on each hindwing. The ocelli on the dry form in both wing sides are smaller.

Behaviour

Active close to the ground, often stop and stay. Caterpillars feed on host plant ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ.

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