Talicada
''Talicada'' is an Indomalayan realm, Indomalayan genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Species *''Talicada nyseus'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) – Red Pierrot *''Talicada metana'' Riley & Godfrey, 1921 Thailand *''Talicada buruana'' Holland, 1900 Buru External links Funet
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Talicada Nyseus
''Talicada nyseus'', the red Pierrot, is a small but striking butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia belonging to the Lycaenidae, lycaenids, or blues family. The red Pierrots, often found perching on its larva host plant, ''Kalanchoe'', are usually noticed due to their striking patterns and colors. Description The butterfly has a wingspan of 3 to 3.5 cm. The upperside of its wings are black except for a large orange portion of the lower edge of the hindwing. On the underside, the forewing is white with black spots more toward the margin. The hindwing is very striking, it is white with black spots toward the base and the margin has a wide band of orange with white spots. There is a lot of variation found in the blacks spots on the hindwings. Technical description Range Himalayan foothills, North India, South India, Meghalaya, Assam, Sri Lanka and North Myanmar. Status They are widely distributed in peninsular India, and have been recorded from m ...
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