Bindahara phocides phocides

Fabricius 1793 - The Plane

A rare species, which usually stays up in the tree canopy, particularly the female. The male is distinguishable by being the only butterfy with yellow tails.

It is usually found at forest edges on in clearings.

Flight Period

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

27 - 33mm

Early Stages

Detailed life history information is available from the following resources. S Igarishi - Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, Volume 1, Page 458.

Larval Foodplant

Salacia chinensis (Celastraceae)

Range

Sikkim to Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and the Andaman Islands.