"underside of leaf"

#10491626

12 September 2023

The rice swift (Borbo cinnara), or Formosan swift, or rice leaf folder, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, and Australia. On the upper side, the wings are brown with the basal area yellowish green. The forewing has a yellow non-hyaline spot in space 1b and a decreasing series of hyaline spots from spaces 2 to 4, 6 to 8, and two spots in the cell. The hind wing has a few obscure hyaline spots and does not have any cell spots. On the underside, the wings are yellowish brown with greenish scaling. The hind wing has whitish spots in spaces 2-4 and 6, where the spot in space 4 is typically small or even absent. They visit flowers of periwinkle, golden trumpet, Lantana polyacantha, and light-blue snakeweed. A rice swift butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 11/09/2023.

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#10491628

12 September 2023

The rice swift (Borbo cinnara), or Formosan swift, or rice leaf folder, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, and Australia. On the upper side, the wings are brown with the basal area yellowish green. The forewing has a yellow non-hyaline spot in space 1b and a decreasing series of hyaline spots from spaces 2 to 4, 6 to 8, and two spots in the cell. The hind wing has a few obscure hyaline spots and does not have any cell spots. On the underside, the wings are yellowish brown with greenish scaling. The hind wing has whitish spots in spaces 2-4 and 6, where the spot in space 4 is typically small or even absent. They visit flowers of periwinkle, golden trumpet, Lantana polyacantha, and light-blue snakeweed. A rice swift butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 11/09/2023.

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#10491630

12 September 2023

The rice swift (Borbo cinnara), or Formosan swift, or rice leaf folder, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, and Australia. On the upper side, the wings are brown with the basal area yellowish green. The forewing has a yellow non-hyaline spot in space 1b and a decreasing series of hyaline spots from spaces 2 to 4, 6 to 8, and two spots in the cell. The hind wing has a few obscure hyaline spots and does not have any cell spots. On the underside, the wings are yellowish brown with greenish scaling. The hind wing has whitish spots in spaces 2-4 and 6, where the spot in space 4 is typically small or even absent. They visit flowers of periwinkle, golden trumpet, Lantana polyacantha, and light-blue snakeweed. A rice swift butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 11/09/2023.

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#10491632

12 September 2023

The rice swift (Borbo cinnara), or Formosan swift, or rice leaf folder, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, and Australia. On the upper side, the wings are brown with the basal area yellowish green. The forewing has a yellow non-hyaline spot in space 1b and a decreasing series of hyaline spots from spaces 2 to 4, 6 to 8, and two spots in the cell. The hind wing has a few obscure hyaline spots and does not have any cell spots. On the underside, the wings are yellowish brown with greenish scaling. The hind wing has whitish spots in spaces 2-4 and 6, where the spot in space 4 is typically small or even absent. They visit flowers of periwinkle, golden trumpet, Lantana polyacantha, and light-blue snakeweed. A rice swift butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 11/09/2023.

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#10491634

12 September 2023

The rice swift (Borbo cinnara), or Formosan swift, or rice leaf folder, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, and Australia. On the upper side, the wings are brown with the basal area yellowish green. The forewing has a yellow non-hyaline spot in space 1b and a decreasing series of hyaline spots from spaces 2 to 4, 6 to 8, and two spots in the cell. The hind wing has a few obscure hyaline spots and does not have any cell spots. On the underside, the wings are yellowish brown with greenish scaling. The hind wing has whitish spots in spaces 2-4 and 6, where the spot in space 4 is typically small or even absent. They visit flowers of periwinkle, golden trumpet, Lantana polyacantha, and light-blue snakeweed. A rice swift butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 11/09/2023.

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#10394858

21 August 2023

The grass demon (Udaspes folus) is a small but prominent butterfly found in India & Nepal that belongs to the skipper family, Hesperiidae. It is regarded as an occasional pest of ginger and turmeric plants and their relatives Curcuma aromatica, Curcuma decipiens, Hedychium sp., and other plants of the family Sctiaminae. It is a small butterfly with a wingspan of about 4 to 4.8 cm. It is black with a large white spot on the upper side of the hindwing and several smaller white spots on the forewing. The underside of its wings is mostly white with brown edges and spots. This butterfly is rare or very rare in certain parts of its global range. This butterfly is seen chiefly during the monsoon, perhaps due to its larval host plants growing at this time of the year. The grass demon prefers forest edges or clearings where dappled light is present in deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. Its black-and-white coloration may have evolved to take advantage of the dappled light in these areas. The pied pattern which seems prominent in the open is effectively disruptive in the shade and the butterfly is difficult to locate once it settles down. A grass demon butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 21/08/2023.

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#10394860

21 August 2023

The grass demon (Udaspes folus) is a small but prominent butterfly found in India & Nepal that belongs to the skipper family, Hesperiidae. It is regarded as an occasional pest of ginger and turmeric plants and their relatives Curcuma aromatica, Curcuma decipiens, Hedychium sp., and other plants of the family Sctiaminae. It is a small butterfly with a wingspan of about 4 to 4.8 cm. It is black with a large white spot on the upper side of the hindwing and several smaller white spots on the forewing. The underside of its wings is mostly white with brown edges and spots. This butterfly is rare or very rare in certain parts of its global range. This butterfly is seen chiefly during the monsoon, perhaps due to its larval host plants growing at this time of the year. The grass demon prefers forest edges or clearings where dappled light is present in deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. Its black-and-white coloration may have evolved to take advantage of the dappled light in these areas. The pied pattern which seems prominent in the open is effectively disruptive in the shade and the butterfly is difficult to locate once it settles down. A grass demon butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 21/08/2023.

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#10394862

21 August 2023

The grass demon (Udaspes folus) is a small but prominent butterfly found in India & Nepal that belongs to the skipper family, Hesperiidae. It is regarded as an occasional pest of ginger and turmeric plants and their relatives Curcuma aromatica, Curcuma decipiens, Hedychium sp., and other plants of the family Sctiaminae. It is a small butterfly with a wingspan of about 4 to 4.8 cm. It is black with a large white spot on the upper side of the hindwing and several smaller white spots on the forewing. The underside of its wings is mostly white with brown edges and spots. This butterfly is rare or very rare in certain parts of its global range. This butterfly is seen chiefly during the monsoon, perhaps due to its larval host plants growing at this time of the year. The grass demon prefers forest edges or clearings where dappled light is present in deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. Its black-and-white coloration may have evolved to take advantage of the dappled light in these areas. The pied pattern which seems prominent in the open is effectively disruptive in the shade and the butterfly is difficult to locate once it settles down. A grass demon butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 21/08/2023.

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#10394864

21 August 2023

The grass demon (Udaspes folus) is a small but prominent butterfly found in India & Nepal that belongs to the skipper family, Hesperiidae. It is regarded as an occasional pest of ginger and turmeric plants and their relatives Curcuma aromatica, Curcuma decipiens, Hedychium sp., and other plants of the family Sctiaminae. It is a small butterfly with a wingspan of about 4 to 4.8 cm. It is black with a large white spot on the upper side of the hindwing and several smaller white spots on the forewing. The underside of its wings is mostly white with brown edges and spots. This butterfly is rare or very rare in certain parts of its global range. This butterfly is seen chiefly during the monsoon, perhaps due to its larval host plants growing at this time of the year. The grass demon prefers forest edges or clearings where dappled light is present in deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. Its black-and-white coloration may have evolved to take advantage of the dappled light in these areas. The pied pattern which seems prominent in the open is effectively disruptive in the shade and the butterfly is difficult to locate once it settles down. A grass demon butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 21/08/2023.

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#10394866

21 August 2023

The grass demon (Udaspes folus) is a small but prominent butterfly found in India & Nepal that belongs to the skipper family, Hesperiidae. It is regarded as an occasional pest of ginger and turmeric plants and their relatives Curcuma aromatica, Curcuma decipiens, Hedychium sp., and other plants of the family Sctiaminae. It is a small butterfly with a wingspan of about 4 to 4.8 cm. It is black with a large white spot on the upper side of the hindwing and several smaller white spots on the forewing. The underside of its wings is mostly white with brown edges and spots. This butterfly is rare or very rare in certain parts of its global range. This butterfly is seen chiefly during the monsoon, perhaps due to its larval host plants growing at this time of the year. The grass demon prefers forest edges or clearings where dappled light is present in deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. Its black-and-white coloration may have evolved to take advantage of the dappled light in these areas. The pied pattern which seems prominent in the open is effectively disruptive in the shade and the butterfly is difficult to locate once it settles down. A grass demon butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 21/08/2023.

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#10394868

21 August 2023

The grass demon (Udaspes folus) is a small but prominent butterfly found in India & Nepal that belongs to the skipper family, Hesperiidae. It is regarded as an occasional pest of ginger and turmeric plants and their relatives Curcuma aromatica, Curcuma decipiens, Hedychium sp., and other plants of the family Sctiaminae. It is a small butterfly with a wingspan of about 4 to 4.8 cm. It is black with a large white spot on the upper side of the hindwing and several smaller white spots on the forewing. The underside of its wings is mostly white with brown edges and spots. This butterfly is rare or very rare in certain parts of its global range. This butterfly is seen chiefly during the monsoon, perhaps due to its larval host plants growing at this time of the year. The grass demon prefers forest edges or clearings where dappled light is present in deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. Its black-and-white coloration may have evolved to take advantage of the dappled light in these areas. The pied pattern which seems prominent in the open is effectively disruptive in the shade and the butterfly is difficult to locate once it settles down. A grass demon butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 21/08/2023.

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#10394870

21 August 2023

The grass demon (Udaspes folus) is a small but prominent butterfly found in India & Nepal that belongs to the skipper family, Hesperiidae. It is regarded as an occasional pest of ginger and turmeric plants and their relatives Curcuma aromatica, Curcuma decipiens, Hedychium sp., and other plants of the family Sctiaminae. It is a small butterfly with a wingspan of about 4 to 4.8 cm. It is black with a large white spot on the upper side of the hindwing and several smaller white spots on the forewing. The underside of its wings is mostly white with brown edges and spots. This butterfly is rare or very rare in certain parts of its global range. This butterfly is seen chiefly during the monsoon, perhaps due to its larval host plants growing at this time of the year. The grass demon prefers forest edges or clearings where dappled light is present in deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. Its black-and-white coloration may have evolved to take advantage of the dappled light in these areas. The pied pattern which seems prominent in the open is effectively disruptive in the shade and the butterfly is difficult to locate once it settles down. A grass demon butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 21/08/2023.

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#10348704

8 August 2023

Underside of a Black Swallowtail Butterfly caterpillar (Papilio polyxenes) on a leaf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 03, 2023.

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#9629506

22 February 2023

Common five-ring (Ypthima Baldus) butterflies are typically sighted flying low among vegetation in and around grassy patches in Asia. As with other Satyrinae members, the adults fly in an erratic and jerky manner. The adults visit flowers for nectar and sunbathe with fully opened wings in sunny conditions. The upperside view of a male Common Five Ring butterfly on the leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 22/02/2023.

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#6941608

8 August 2021

The body of the Painted Jezebel (Delias hyparete metarete) caterpillar of the 5th instar, color is decolorized to golden yellow is hanging on its silk in Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 07 August 2021. The fully grown caterpillar ceases feeding and comes to a halt on the underside of a leaf or stalk on the host plant and spins a silk pad and a silk girdle.

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#6941612

8 August 2021

The body of the Painted Jezebel (Delias hyparete metarete) caterpillar of the 5th instar, color is decolorized to golden yellow is hanging on its silk in Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 07 August 2021. The fully grown caterpillar ceases feeding and comes to a halt on the underside of a leaf or stalk on the host plant and spins a silk pad and a silk girdle.

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