A first report of the Broad-Tail Royal Creon cleobis Godart, 1824 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and its host plant from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve of the southern Western Ghats, India

The lycaenid butterfly Broad-tail Royal Creon cleobis is being reported for the first time from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, at Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary. Adults were observed within the elevations of 1,000–1,350 m in November 2014. The eggs, larva and pupa were found on Helixanthera intermed...

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Main Author:	Raveendran Lekshmi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2017-05-01
Series:	Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:	agasthyamalai broad-tail royal butterfly creon cleobis helixanthera intermedia peppara wildlife sanctuary western ghats.
Online Access:	https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3231

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spelling	doaj-aae4fd8ba5d94158b107239f69f02db92020-11-25T01:42:16ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072017-05-0195102401024110.11609/jott.3231.9.5.10240-102413231A first report of the Broad-Tail Royal Creon cleobis Godart, 1824 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and its host plant from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve of the southern Western Ghats, IndiaRaveendran Lekshmi0Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry 605014, IndiaThe lycaenid butterfly Broad-tail Royal Creon cleobis is being reported for the first time from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, at Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary. Adults were observed within the elevations of 1,000–1,350 m in November 2014. The eggs, larva and pupa were found on Helixanthera intermedia, an endemic parasitic plant found in the southern Western Ghats. Based on field observations and literature review, the peak occurrence of this butterfly seems to be during the months September–November.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3231agasthyamalaibroad-tail royalbutterflycreon cleobishelixanthera intermediapeppara wildlife sanctuarywestern ghats.
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title	A first report of the Broad-Tail Royal Creon cleobis Godart, 1824 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and its host plant from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve of the southern Western Ghats, India
title_short	A first report of the Broad-Tail Royal Creon cleobis Godart, 1824 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and its host plant from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve of the southern Western Ghats, India
title_full	A first report of the Broad-Tail Royal Creon cleobis Godart, 1824 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and its host plant from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve of the southern Western Ghats, India
title_fullStr	A first report of the Broad-Tail Royal Creon cleobis Godart, 1824 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and its host plant from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve of the southern Western Ghats, India
title_full_unstemmed	A first report of the Broad-Tail Royal Creon cleobis Godart, 1824 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and its host plant from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve of the southern Western Ghats, India
title_sort	first report of the broad-tail royal creon cleobis godart, 1824 (insecta: lepidoptera: lycaenidae) and its host plant from agasthyamalai biosphere reserve of the southern western ghats, india
publisher	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series	Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn	0974-7893 0974-7907
publishDate	2017-05-01
description	The lycaenid butterfly Broad-tail Royal Creon cleobis is being reported for the first time from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, at Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary. Adults were observed within the elevations of 1,000–1,350 m in November 2014. The eggs, larva and pupa were found on Helixanthera intermedia, an endemic parasitic plant found in the southern Western Ghats. Based on field observations and literature review, the peak occurrence of this butterfly seems to be during the months September–November.
topic	agasthyamalai broad-tail royal butterfly creon cleobis helixanthera intermedia peppara wildlife sanctuary western ghats.
url	https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3231
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A first report of the Broad-Tail Royal Creon cleobis Godart, 1824 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and its host plant from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve of the southern Western Ghats, India

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