Lebadea martha malayana
Fruhstorfer 1902 The Knight
Koh Samui and Koh Pha Ngan.
A very common forest species. The male is highly territorial, and will chase any other butterfly that flies too close, before returning to its favourite perch.
Flight Period
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Wingspan
45 - 60mm
Early Stages
Fully known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resource: ButterflyCircle Blog (courtesy of Dr. Horace Tan.)
Larval Foodplant
Ziziphus attopoensis (Rhamnaceae)
Range
Peninsular Thailand and Malaysia. Other subspecies in N. E. India, N. Thailand and Indo-China, Sundaland including Palawan.