Lasippa heliodore heliodore

Fabricius 1787 - The Burmese Lascar

Koh Samui and Koh Pha Ngan.

The infrequent records of this species may well be due to its similarity to several other species. This is a butterfly of forests and forest edges. It is a very skittish butterfly, rarely settling, and only then for short periods, making identification even harder in the field.

Flight Period

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

35 - 45mm

Early Stages

Fully known.

Larval Foodplant

Pternandra echinata (Melastomataceae)

Range

S. Burma and Peninsular Thailand. Other subspecies in Mainland Malaysia and Sundaland, including Palawan.