BUTTERFLIES FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Hypolimnas bolina

Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758) GREAT EGG-FLY/COMMON EGG-FLY

Subspecies:

joloana Fruhstorfer, 1912 –Bongao, Jolo, Sanga Sanga, Sibutu, Tawi-tawi

kezia Butler, 1877 - Batanes

philippensis Butler, 1874 – Philippines excluding Batanes, Bongao, Jolo, Sanga Sanga, Sibutu, Tawi-tawi

 

Recorded hostplants: Ipomoea batatas (Sweet potato/Kamote, Convolvulaceae), species of Acanthaceae including Asystasia gangetica (Zamboangenita), A.scandens, Pseuderanthemum variabile, Dipteracanthus spp., Ruellia spp. (Meadow weed); Alternathera (Amaranthaceae), Sida rhombifolia (Malvaceae), Portulaca (Portulaceae), Polygonum prostratum (Polygonaceae), Richardia brasiliensis (Rubiaceae), Synedrella nodiflora (Compositae) and species of Urticaceae .