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Male remelana jangala has dark purple upperwings with a wide black outline, female is paler with the base color of the forewings entirely purple. The undersides of the wings are dark brown with dark post-discal stripes on both wings. On the hindwings there are 2 black tornal spots with a metallic green crown and 2 tails on veins 1b and 2.
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Wingspan from 32 – 36 mm.
Arboreal
Herbivore
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Remelana jangala can be found in lowland forests and parks.
Continent : Asia
Country : Remelana jangala spread across South Asia (India, Bangladesh).
Remelana jangala flies at moderate speed, usually basking under the sun with opened upperwings. This species is rarely seen visiting flowers, but frequently visits wet soil and bird droppings to extract minerals.
Larvae of Remelana jangala eat the leaves of its host plants, namely Eurya acuminata and Rhododendron sp.
Diet : Herbivore (larva), Nectarivore
Remelana jangala reproduces by laying eggs (oviparous), like other types of Lycaenidae, the larvae of this species also have mutualism symbiosis with ants.
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