''Tanaecia cibaritis'', the Andaman viscount, is a species of

nymphalid The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have ...

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

found in the

Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago, made up of 200 islands, in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a mari ...

in the Indian Ocean.

Description

File:SaparonaCibaritis220_1d.jpg, Underside File:SaparonaCibaritis220_1.jpg, Upperside Its upperside is brown and has a prominent white band bordered by a black spots. The underside is pale green. The males differ from the females having a narrower white band on the posterior wing and underside is bordered on both sides with black spots. This is the largest in the '' trigerta'' species group.

Ecology

It is usually found in moist forested regions, along the forest paths and clearings.

Host plants

The known host plants include '' Krukoviella obovata''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7682204 Tanaecia Butterflies described in 1874 Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson