This document is under preparation, incomplete, has errors but improving :-). AshLin
Document No 1 This is an old consolidated knowledge base prepared by Ashwin Baindur for purposes of indexing and collation. Consists of a list of food and nectar plants used by Indian Papilionid butterflies. Last amended on May 27, 1996 at Virar.
This is a raw database put up for perusal of by wiki-aurelians. It will form the basis for wikipage on list of Indian food plants used by butterflies in the not so near future, besides adding value to each butterfly species wikipage.
A companion document on the Details of Foodplants used by Indian Papilionid Butterflies is also under preparation.
Please note records by Baindur do not meet Wikipedia guidelines since they are by the author & not yet published in a peer-reviewed journal (Do not delete them please).
LIST OF FOOD & NECTAR PLANTS USED BY BUTTERFLIES edit
(Note-The sequence is Plant Species Name and Reference. All plants are larval foodplants unless otherwise indicated.)
Atrophaneura philoxenus edit
- Nepenthes species Wynter-Blyth
Atrophaneura dasarada edit
- Aristolochia species Wynter-Blyth
- Aristolochia griffithi Haribal
Byasa latreillei edit
- Nepenthes species Haribal
Atrophaneura polyeuctes edit
- Aristolochia griffithi Haribal
- Aristolochia shimadai Haribal
Atrophaneura varuna edit
- Aristolochia kaempferi Haribal
Bhutanitis lidderdalii edit
- Aristolochia griffithi Haribal
- Aristolochia species Wynter-Blyth
Chilasa clytia edit
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum Gay et al
- Litsea chinensis Gay et al
- Litsea sebifera Gay et al
- Alseodaphne semicarpifolia Wynter-Blyth
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum Wynter-Blyth
- Litsea sebifera Wynter-Blyth
- Litsea tomentosa Wynter-Blyth
Chilasa agestor edit
- Machilus oderatissima Wynter-Blyth
Graphium agamemnon edit
- Anona squamosa Gay et al
- Polyalthia longifolia Gay et al
- Miliusa tomentosa Gay et al
- Michelia champaca Gay et al
- Anona squamosa Wynter-Blyth
- Anona muriacata Wynter-Blyth
- Anona discolor Wynter-Blyth
- Anona reticulata Wynter-Blyth
- Michelia champaca Wynter-Blyth
- Polyalthia longifolia Wynter-Blyth
- Saccopetalum tomentosum Wynter-Blyth
- Saccopetalum gaultheria Wynter-Blyth
- Polyalthia longifolia Haribal
- Michelia doltospa Haribal
- Anona squamosa Haribal
Graphium cloanthus edit
- Machilus oderatissima Wynter-Blyth
- Miliusa species Haribal
- Michelia species Haribal
Graphium doson edit
- Saccopetalum tomentosum Wynter-Blyth
- Anona lawii Wynter-Blyth
- Polyalthia longifolia Wynter-Blyth
- Cinnamomum species Wynter-Blyth
- Cinnamomum species Haribal
- Polyalthia longifolia Haribal
- Polyalthia species Haribal
- Trachelospermum asiaticum Haribal
- Magnolia grandiflora Haribal
- Magnolia pumila Haribal
- Hunteria zeylanica Haribal
Graphium sarpedon edit
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum Gay et al
- Machilus oderatissima Wynter-Blyth
- Machilus micrantha Wynter-Blyth
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum Wynter-Blyth
- Camphora officinalis Wynter-Blyth
- Litsea chinensis Wynter-Blyth
- Alesodaphne semicarpifolia Wynter-Blyth
- Geijera salicifolia Wynter-Blyth
- Polyalthia longifolia Haribal
- Miliusa tomentosa Haribal0
- Michelia doltospa Haribal
- and other Anonaceae species Haribal
Meandrusa payeni edit
- Lauraceae Haribal
Pachliopta aristolochiae edit
- Aristolochia indica Gay et al
- Aristolochia indica Wynter-Blyth
- Aristolochia elegans Gay et al
- Garden var of Aristolochia Gay et al
- Aristolochia indica Haribal
- Aristolochia tagala Haribal
- Aristolochia griffithi Haribal
Pachliopta hector edit
- Aristolochia indica Gay et al
- Aristolochia indica Wynter-Blyth
Pachliopta jophon edit
- Bragantia wallichii Wynter-Blyth
Papilio machaon edit
Larval Foodplants edit
- Daucus species Wynter-Blyth
- Foeniculum vulgare Wynter-Blyth
- Heracleum species Wynter-Blyth
- Cortia depressa Baindur
Nectar Resources edit
- Primula denticulata Baindur
- Arnebia benthamii Baindur
- Androsace sarmentosa Baindur
Princeps buddha edit
- Zanthoxylum rhetsa Wynter-Blyth
Princeps crino edit
- Glycosmis pentaphylla Wynter-Blyth
Princeps dravidarum edit
- Glycosmis pentaphylla Wynter-Blyth
Princeps demoleus edit
- Cultivated Lime Gay et al
- Cultivated Oranges Gay et al
- Glycosmis pentaphylla Gay et al
- Cultivated Citrus Wynter-Blyth
- Ruta graveolus Wynter-Blyth
- Glycosmis pentaphylla Wynter-Blyth
- Aegle marmelos Wynter-Blyth
- Murraya koenigii Wynter-Blyth
- Chloroxylon swietenia Wynter-Blyth
Princeps helenus edit
- Glycosmis pentaphylla Wynter-Blyth
- Cultivated Lime Wynter-Blyth
- Cultivated Orange Wynter-Blyth
- Cultivated Pumelo Wynter-Blyth
- Zanthoxylum rhetsa Wynter-Blyth
Princeps liomedon edit
- Acronychia laurifolia Wynter-Blyth
Princeps memnon edit
- Citrus species Wynter-Blyth
Princeps paris edit
- Evodia roxburghiana Wynter-Blyth
Princeps polyctor edit
- Zanthoxylum alatum Wynter-Blyth
- Limonia acidissima Wynter-Blyth
Princeps polymnestor edit
- Cultivated Lime Gay et al
- Cultivated Oranges Gay et al
- Wild Lime/Oranges Gay et al
- Glycosmis pentaphylla Gay et al
- Citrus decumana Wynter-Blyth
- Atalantia species Wynter-Blyth
- Glycosmis pentaphylla Wynter-Blyth
Princeps polytes edit
- Glycosmis pentaphylla Wynter-Blyth
- Aegle marmelos Wynter-Blyth
- Cultivated Citrus Wynter-Blyth
- Citrus medica Wynter-Blyth
- Murraya koenigii Wynter-Blyth
- Zanthoxylum rhetsa Wynter-Blyth
- Cultivated Lime Gay et al
- Cultivated Oranges Gay et al
- Glycosmis pentaphylla Gay et al
Princeps protenor edit
- Zanthoxylum alatum Wynter-Blyth
Parnassius hardwickei edit
Foodplants edit
- Saxifragaceae Haribal
- Sedum Haribal
- Saxifragaceae Haribal
Nectar Resources edit
- Aster species Haribal
- Senecio species Haribal
- Taraxacum species Haribal
- Saxifraga pulvinaria Baindur
- Primula denticulata Baindur
- Primula minutissima Baindur
Locations for Eggs edit
- Holes/cracks in ground Haribal
Pathysa antiphates edit
- Anona lawii Wynter-Blyth
- Anona elegans Wynter-Blyth
- Anona zeylanica Wynter-Blyth
- Michelia doltospa Haribal
- Anona species Haribal
- Uvaria species Haribal
Pathysa nomius edit
- Miliusa tomentosa Gay et al
- Polyalthia cerasoides Gay et al
- Millusa tomentosum Haribal
- Polyalthia longifolia Haribal
- Saccopetalum tomentosum Wynter-Blyth
- Polyalthia longifolia Wynter-Blyth
Pazala eurous edit
- Machilus oderatissima Wynter-Blyth
- Michelia doltospa Haribal
- Persea oderatissima Haribal
Teinopalpus imperialis edit
- Daphne species(?) (Thymeliaceae) Wynter-Blyth
- Magnolia campbelli Haribal
Troides aeacus edit
- Aristolochia indica Gay et al
- Thottea wallichi Gay et al
- Garden var of Aristolochia Gay et al
- Aristolochia griffithi Haribal
Troides minos edit
- Aristolochia indica Wynter-Blyth
- Bragantia wallichii Wynter-Blyth
- Aristolochia griffithi Haribal
- Aristolochia tagala Haribal
- Thottea seliquoia Haribal
REFERENCES edit
- Baindur - Baindur A.N.1993.The Butterflies of Nandadevi.in Bhat V.C. et al.1993.Report of the Corps of Engineers Scientific and Ecological expedition to Nandadevi(7817m) 1993.
- Gay et al - Gay T.,Kehimkar K.,Punetha J.C.1992.Common Butterflies of India.WWF-India and OUP.Bombay.
- Haribal - Haribal M.1992.The Butterflies of Sikkim.
- Wynter-Blyth - Wynter-Blyth Col M.A.1957.Butterflies of the Indian region.BNHS pub.Bombay.