Ehretia aspera – Ajan Tree

Larval Host Plant

Cupitha purreea – Wax Dart

bz875 , bz874 , bz873 , bz872 , bz871

Other notes

Other Name Combinations: Ehretia laevis (WFO, 2022).

 

Natural History: A small deciduous tree found in south Asia. Small white flowers bloom in spring (Flowers of India, 2022).

 

References:

WFO (2022): World Flora Online. Accessed on 29 Dec 2022. URL: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000663343.

Flowers of India (2022). Accessed on 29 Dec 2022. URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chamror.html.

Page citation

Churi, P. and N. Kawthankar 2024. Ehretia aspera Willd. – Ajan Tree. 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/ehretia-aspera, accessed 2024/09/11.