Caleta roxus pothus
Fruhstorfer 1918 - The Straight Pierrot
A very common, small species, found regularly in secondary vegetation and also puddling on rural paths.
Flight Period
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Wingspan
20 - 28mm
Early Stages
Detailed life history information is available from the following resources. S Igarishi - Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, Volume2, Page 572.
Larval Foodplant
Cissus repens (Vitidaceae)
Range
Peninsular Thailand and Malaysia. Other subspecies can be found in Assam, Myanmar and Northern Thailand.