Notes: This plant has been reported as a larval host for Baoris farri – Complete Paint-brush Swift, Matapa druna – Grey-branded Redeye, Matapa sasivarna – Black-veined Branded Redeye, Suada swerga – Grass Bob, Discophora timora – Great Duffer, Lethe chandica – Angled Red Forester and Melanitis zitenius – Great Evening Brown from West Malaysia (HOSTS, 2023). It might be used in India, too, but this needs confirmation.
References:
HOSTS (2023) - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Accessed on 27 Jan 2023. URL: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/.
WFO (2023): World Flora Online. Accessed on 27 Jan 2023. URL: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000862329.
eFlora of India (2023). Accessed on 27 Jan 2023. URL: https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/25/dendrocalamus-giganteus/.
GRIN Taxonomy (2023): Germplasm Resources Information Network. Accessed on 27 Jan 2023. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13520.
Churi, P. and N. Kawthankar. 2024. Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro – Giant Bamboo. 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/dendrocalamus-giganteus, accessed 2024/10/13.