The Branded Imperial

Eooxylides tharis

Description

Eooxylides tharis has dark brown upperwings with white markings and black spots on the tornal part of the hind wings, in males the dorsal area of ​​the forewings and the tornal area of ​​the hind wings are sprinkled with blue. The underside of the wings are reddish orange in color, has black submarginal spots on the white tornal area of ​​the hind wings. The hind wings are toothed at the ends of the 1st and 3rd veins, and have a long white tail at the ends of the 2nd vein.

Larva: Eooxylides tharis larvae are golden yellow to dark red in color, have dorsal nectary organs in the 7th abdominal segment and tentacle organs in the 8th abdominal segment. The surface of the body looks smooth but is covered with many small holes and short setae.

Pupa: Eooxylides tharis pupae are green with dark spots of various sizes on the dorsum of the abdomen, dark brown to black wingboxes with whitish patches, yellow spiracules and protruding colors.

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

:

Eooxylides

SPECIES

:

Eooxylides tharis

Distribution

Eooxylides tharis can be found in rainforest areas, along forest trails or on forest edges with an altitude of up to 1000 masl.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Eooxylides tharis are distributed in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java).

Habits and Lifestyle

Eooxylides tharis tend to move from one perch to another, when eating is usually reluctant to move and is not aware of disturbances.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Eooxylides tharis larvae feed on the leaves of Smilax bracteata.

Diet : Herbivore (larva), Nectarivore

Mating Habits

Eooxylides tharis reproduce by laying eggs (oviparous), the eggs are laid individually in the young shoots of the host plant. Eggs are white, half spherical, the surface of which is covered with many small, invisible holes.

Life cycle (Metamorfosis) : Eooxylides tharis caterpillar passes through 4 instars before pupating, its body is yellowish green or reddish. The pupal phase occurs on the surface of the stem, the pupa is green with dark wing pads, the body is protected by a silk belt. After 8 days, the butterflies emerge from the pupa.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: 3 days

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

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Reference

  1. Khoon, S. 2010. A Field Guide to The Butterflies of Singapore. Ink On Paper Communications, Singapore.
  2. Tan, H. and Khoon, K.S. 2012. Caterpillars of Singapore’s Butterflies. National Park Board, Singapore.
  3. Life History of The Branded Imperial article 
  4. Branded Imperial article