Parantica aspasia aspasia

Fabricius 1787 - Yellow Glassy Tiger

Koh Samui only.

This species was caught by Masashi Maruyama during one of his numerous visits to Koh Samui. However, it has not been seen since my arrival on the Island in 2007. This is a bit of a mystery, as it is an easily identifiable species and is common on the mainland and can be found at Donsak, the closest point on the mainland to Samui.

Flight Period

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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Wingspan

60 - 75mm.

Early Stages

Fully known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resource: ButterflyCircle Blog (courtesy of Dr. Horace Tan.)

Larval Foodplant

Tylophora indica (Asclepiadaceae)

Range

Peninsular Thailand, West Malaysia and Singapore.