Forget-me-not

Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
Forget-me-not
Latin Name
𝘊đ˜ĸđ˜ĩđ˜°đ˜¤đ˜Šđ˜ŗđ˜ē𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘴đ˜ĩđ˜ŗđ˜ĸđ˜Ŗđ˜°
Taxa
Butterflies
Family
Lycaenidae
Habitats
Woodland
Shrubland
Village
Mangroves
Salt Pan
Former Farmland

Features

On the upperwings, male is metallic purple with a black spot in the tornal area of each hindwing, whereas female displays metallic purple-blue color only at the bases with thick black borders. Both sexes has greyish white underwings, with a black spot posited between two white-edged brown strikes each forewing. They have a pair of tails, and a orange-crowned black ocelli at the tornal area of each hindwing.

Behaviour

Caterpillars feed on host plant 𝘋đ˜Ļ𝘴𝘮𝘰đ˜Ĩđ˜Ēđ˜ļ𝘮 𝘩đ˜Ļđ˜ĩđ˜Ļđ˜ŗđ˜°đ˜¤đ˜ĸđ˜ŗđ˜ąđ˜°đ˜¯.

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