Tagiades litigiosa
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Tagiades litigiosa, commonly known as the Water Snow Flat, is a butterfly
belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India
.
The larvae feed on Dioscorea oppositifolia, Dioscorea alata and Smilax
species.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
The larvae feed on Dioscorea oppositifolia, Dioscorea alata and Smilax
Smilax
Smilax is a genus of about 300-350 species, found in temperate zones, tropics and subtropics worldwide. In China for example about 80 are found , while there are 20 in North America north of Mexico...
species.