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Insects >> Butterflies >> Lycaenidae >> Horaga onyx onyx



Horaga onyx onyx


Horaga onyx onyx - Male



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Moore 1858 - Common Onyx

Despite its English name, this species is rare on Samui.

Like the other members of it's Genus, it is to be found promarily in secondary vegetation.

Flight Period

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Wingspan

23 - 26mm

Early Stages

Only partially known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resources. S Igarishi - Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, Volume2, Page 581.

Larval Foodplant

Durio zibethinus (Bombacedae), Glochidion rubrum (Euphorbiaceae), Coriaria nepalensis (Coriariaceae) and various Prunus sp. have all been recorded in differing parts of its range.

Range

India, throughout Indo-China through to Southern China to Taiwan. Also Thailand and Malaysia, Sumatra Java and Borneo.

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