Amblypodia anita anita

Hewitson 1862 - The Purple Leaf Blue

A very common species, most often found in secondary vegetation. At certain times of the year, it can almost reach plague proportions.

Flight Period

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

33 - 40mm

Early Stages

Known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resources. S Igarishi - Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, Volume2, Page 600.

Larval Foodplant

Canaga odorata (Annonaceae), Syzygium fruticosa, Syzgium javanica (Myrtaceae) & Olax scandens (Olacaceae)

Range

Indo-China, Malaysia and Thailand.