Zesius chrysomallus

Redspot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Zesius
Species: Z. chrysomallus
Binomial name
Zesius chrysomallus
Hübner, 1819/21.

The Redspot (Zesius chrysomallus) is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.

The host plants of the larvae include Terminalia catappa and Smilax zeylanica.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kalesh, S & S K Prakash (2007). "Additions ot the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104 (2): 235–238.