The Knight

Lebadea martha

Description

Lebadea martha has bright brown upperwings and is characterized by a rather intricate pattern. The forewings are curved towards vein 6, long and narrow, more common in males. The upperwings have a prominent white disc band, in males this band continues to the hind wing and tapers towards the tornus. There is also a series of white post-discal lunulae in spaces 2-6, located outside the white disc band.

Larva: Lebadea martha larvae are pale brown in color with a yellow tinge, there are small turkles and setae / spines that cover most of the surface of their body. It has a fine cream to pale brown outline running along the dorsum, the capsule of the head is dark brown to black with a hint of turkey and short-edged spines.

Pupa: Pupa Lebadea martha is pale coffee brown with darker segments and lines, two short curved horns on the back, slender abdomen and chest extending to the side.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

Wingspan from 60 mm.

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Lepidoptera

FAMILY

:

Nymphalidae

GENUS

:

Lebadea

SPECIES

:

Lebadea martha

Distribution

Lebadea martha can be found in forests, nature reserves, city parks.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Lebadea martha can be found in India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah.

Habits and Lifestyle

Lebadea martha is often seen flying in sunny weather around flowering shrubs and sucking nectar from ripe flowers or fruit.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Larvae of Lebadea martha eat the leaves of the soka plant (Ixora sp.).

Diet : Herbivore (larva), Nectarivore

Mating Habits

Lebadea martha reproduces by laying eggs (oviparous), the eggs are laid individually on the tips of the leaves of the host plant. The eggs are yellowish green, round in shape and the surface is marked with hexagonal holes and short spines in the corner of the hole.

Life cycle (Metamorfosis) : Mycalesis fusca

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: 3-4 days

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. Tan, H. and Khoon, K.S. 2012. Caterpillars of Singapore’s Butterflies. National Park Board, Singapore.
  3. Life History of The Knight article 
  4. Lebadea martha article 
  5. Knight article