Semanga superba deliciosa
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Lycaeninae |
| Genus | Semanga |
| Species: | superba |
| Subspecies: | deliciosa |
| Life History: | complete |
| Extant in countries: | •Malaysia •Singapore |
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Description
This species is infrequently encountered in the nature reserves in Singapore, usually flying rapidly in the vicinity of flowering trees and shrubs.
The males possess two pairs of tails at veins 2 and 3, whilst females feature 3 pairs of tails with the additional pair at vein 4.
Habitat & Habits
The upperside of the male is a lustrous purple with a blakc border on the forewing and an orange-red distal border on the hindwing. The female is bluish purple with a wider forewing border. The buff-brown underside has a narry reddish brown post-discal line on each wing, and the tornal area of the hindwing is red with black spots and metallic blue/green zigzagged lines.
Other Observations
To be detailed.
Early Stages
See Butterflycircle's blog article - Life History of Semanga superba deliciosa.
Further Reading
To be detailed.
Early Stages Photos
