Butterfly / Food Source Synergy Within The Tccc Study Area
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Butterfly |
Status |
Larval Foodplant |
Adult Nectar source |
Butterfly/ Plant overlap at Structure Location? |
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HESPERIIDAE |
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Ampittia dioscorides |
Uncommon |
Oryza sativa |
Oryza sativa Lantana camara Vitex negundo |
None recorded. |
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Matapa aria |
Uncommon |
Bambusa multiplex |
Bambusa multiplex Others ?
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None recorded. |
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Pelopidas conjunctus |
Uncommon |
Saccharum officinarum Andropogon spp. Bambusa spp. |
?? |
None recorded. |
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Suastus gremius |
Uncommon |
Phoenix hanceana Phoenix roehelenii Rhapsis excelsa
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Phoenix hanceana Phoenix roehelenii Rhapsis excelsa Others ? |
None recorded. |
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NYMPHALIDAE |
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Euthalia phemius |
Uncommon |
Mangifera indica
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Mangifera indica |
None recorded. |
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Junonia hierta |
Uncommon |
Barleria cristata |
Barleria cristata |
None recorded. |
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Parasarpa dudu |
Uncommon |
Lonicera confusa Lonicera macrantha |
Lonicera confusa Lonicera macrantha Rhaphiolepsis indica Zanthoxylum avicennae |
Possible overlap with R.indica in shrub habitat at Pylon 3 and Pylon 4. Possible overlap with Z. avicennae in similar habitat at Pylon 4. |
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PAPILONIDAE |
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Lamproptera curius |
Rare |
Illigera celebica |
Illigera celebica |
None recorded. |
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Troides helena |
Uncommon |
Aristolochia tagala Aristolochia fordiana |
Aristolochia tagala Aristolochia fordiana Mussaenda erosa Lantana camara |
None recorded. Lantana camara only recorded at proposed site of the Ngong Ping Terminal. No historical or current record of T.helena at this location. |
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PIERIDAE |
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Ixias pyrene |
Uncommon |
Capparis cantoniensis |
Capparis cantoniensis Lantana camara |
None recorded. |
Sources: (Lau (1997); Bascombe et al. (1999); Various internet sources (esp. Finnish CSC: www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/index.html)) In BMT (2002)
Note: Only a partial listing of butterfly food sources is presented.