Cepora nadina nadina
Lucas 1852 - The Lesser Gull
Koh Samui and Koh Pha Ngan.
This is, by far, the commonest of the Cepora species. It is to be regularly seen in secondary vegetation at the edge of woodland, and also loves to puddle at roadside seepages and the edges of streams.
Flight Period
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Wingspan
45 - 55mm
Early Stages
Known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resources: S. Igarishi - Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, Volume.2 , Page 381.
Larval Foodplant
Capparis species (Capparidaeceae)
Range
Sri Lanka, India to Indo-China, through the Malay Peninsular to Sumatra.