Subspecies in India
No subspecies are listed under this species. Evans (1932) had initially treated thwaitesi (Sri Lankan) and hampsoni (southern Indian) as distinct subspecies, but later synonymized hampsoni with thwitesi (Evans 1949).
Conservation and Special status
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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This species is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Kerala | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
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| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | ||
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| Odisha | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 9 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
Dalbergia latifolia (Davidson et al. 1897; Swinhoe 1912; Bell 1924), Dalbergia rubiginosa (Bell 1924), Dalbergia pinnata (Davidson et al. 1897; Swinhoe 1913; Bell 1924) Dalbergia volubilis (Davidson et al. 1897; Swinhoe 1913) (Fabaceae).
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, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
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, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Page citation
Saji, K and K. Kunte 2023. Tapena thwaitesi Moore, [1881] – Black Angle. 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/tapena-thwaitesi, accessed 2023/11/28.