''Tagiades litigiosa'', the water snow flat,
[ is a ]butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise ...
belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India
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,Myanmar
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.
Description
The larvae feed on '' Dioscorea oppositifolia'', ''Dioscorea alata
''Dioscorea alata'', also known as purple yam, ube (, ), or greater yam, among many other names, is a species of yam (a tuber). The tubers are usually a vivid violet-purple to bright lavender in color (hence the common name), but some range in ...
''Smilax
''Smilax'' is a genus of about 300–350 species, found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. In China for example about 80 are found (39 of which are endemic), while there are 20 in North America north of Mexico. They are climbing flowering ...
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Gallery
File:Tagiades litigiosa - Water Snow Flat - on Helicteres isora 13.JPG, Ventral view
File:Tagiades litigiosa - Water Snow Flat - Signature cutting on Dioscorea leaf 3.JPG, Larva case
File:Tagiades litigiosa - Water Snow Flat caterpillar 14.jpg, Larva
File:Tagiades litigiosa - Water Snow Flat pupa 02.jpg, Pupa
References
Butterflies of Asia
Tagiades
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