The Common Pierrot

Castalius rosimon

Description

Castalius rosimon has white upperwings with black spots and blackish brown edges, the basal area of ​​both wings is pale blue and shiny. The underside of the wings is white with black spots, black stripes and prominent black stripes on the sub-basalts of both wings. The black spots on the underside of the species vary depending on the season they live. The head, antennae, chest and abdomen are black, the antenna rod is surrounded by white, between the eyes and the back of the head are white. This species has a white tipped filamentous tail on the vein 2 of the hindwings.

Larva: larvae of Castalius rosimon have a broad, flattened body, bright green in color with a yellow stripe on the dorsal and yellow spots on the sides of the body.

Pupa: Castalius rosimon pupae are shiny black or green.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

Wingspan from 28 – 32 mm.

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Lepidoptera

FAMILY

:

Lycaenidae

GENUS

:

Castalius

SPECIES

:

Castalius rosimon

Distribution

Castalius rosimon is found in forest glades, open habitats including edge and clearing forests, and flower gardens. This species can be found at an altitude between sea level and 1000 m.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Castalius rosimon is spread in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, West Malaysia, The Philippines, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Java, Bali and Timor.

Habits and Lifestyle

Castalius rosimon is fast and acrobatic, usually seen flying alone or in small groups with 2 or 3 butterflies. This species visits low-growing flowers, the wings are left upright in sunny weather. In the afternoon, often seen perched on the grass, when the weather is cloudy, it will be sunbathing with its wings half open.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The larvae of Castalius rosimon feed on the leaves of their host plants, Zizyphus and Paliurus from the Rhamnaceae family. 

Diet : Herbivore (larva), Nectarivore

Mating Habits

Castalius rosimon reproduce by laying eggs (ovipar).

Life Cycle (Metamorfosis) : –

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Khoon, S. 2010. A Field Guide to The Butterflies of Singapore. Ink On Paper Communications, Singapore.
  2. Castalius rosimon on Wikipedia article
  3. Common Pierrot article