Caltoris kumara (Moore, 1878) - Blank Swift

Subspecies in India

(1) Caltoris kumara kumara (Moore, 1878) – Sahyadri Blank Swift
 

Conservation and Special status

This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka2111142
Kerala614166
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra710402192
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu12
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total8191145251910

Grass spp., Bambusa spp., Bambusa tuldoides, Bambusa vulgaris (=Bambusa striata), Imperata cylindrica, Ochlandra scriptoria, Ochlandra travancorica, Oryza sativa (Poaceae).

Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10(4): 11495–11550.

For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.

Page citation

Saji K. and H. Ogale 2024. Caltoris kumara (Moore, 1878) – Blank Swift. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/caltoris-kumara, accessed 2024/12/11.