The source of information for this post is mainly Chinese, and I hereby declare that the English translation may not be accurate.
這篇帖子的資料來源主要是中文，在此聲明英文翻譯可能不盡正確。
We stayed in an apartment in Tamsui, Taiwan, where the balcony overflowed with colorful blooms. We saw different species of butterflies visiting us from time to time. Among them was the delicate Prosotas dubiosa asbolodes whose characteristics are similar to that of the Prosotas nora formosana but with wider sinuous bands on the hindwings. I learned that Prosotas dubiosa asbolodes are common in both urban and wild areas such as wastelands, forest edges, valleys, and grasslands. They are found in New Guinea in the Australasian realm and the Indomalayan realm. This butterfly species is dimorphic, males and females do not look alike. They are more than a Year of Generations. They fly with agility. Adult butterflies often move on the treetops and like to visit flowers. Male butterflies have the habit of absorbing water in wetlands. Host plants in the Fabaceae family include Pithecellobium dulce, Acacia farnesiana, Acacia confusa, Falcataria falcata, Albizia lebbeck, Calliandra surinamensis, Samanea saman, etc.
我們住在台灣淡水的一間公寓裡，陽台上種了不少花。不時會看到不同種的蝴蝶來造訪。其中包括密紋波灰蝶，其特徵與波灰蝶相似，但後翅上有較寬的波狀紋。密紋波灰蝶在城市和荒地、森林邊緣、山谷和草原等野生地區都很常見。它們分佈在澳洲新幾內亞和東洋界。這種蝴蝶是雌雄二型性的，雄性和雌性看起來並不相似。它們是一年多世代。飛行敏捷。成蝶常於樹冠上活動，喜歡訪花。雄蝶有溼地吸水習性。寄主植物包括了豆科之金龜樹、金合歡、相思樹、摩鹿加合歡、大葉合歡、蘇利南合歡、雨豆樹等。
Notes 筆記
- Prosotas is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found on New Guinea in the Australasian realm and the Indomalayan realm. The appearance characteristics of the Prosotas dubiosa asbolodes are similar to that of the Prosotas nora formosana. The sinuous bands on the hindwings of the Prosotas dubiosa asbolodes are wider, so the bands appear denser.
- With male and female dimorphism. It lasts for more than one generation a year and often appears in wastelands, forest edges, valleys, grasslands and other environments. Since some host plants are horticultural plants, it may also appear in urban environments. Agile flight. Adult butterflies often move on the treetops and like to visit flowers. Male butterflies have the habit of absorbing water in wetlands.
- Host plants in the Fabaceae family include Pithecellobium dulce, Acacia farnesiana, Acacia confusa, Falcataria falcata, Albizia lebbeck, Calliandra surinamensis, Samanea saman, etc.
- 波灰蝶屬是灰蝶科中的一個屬。分佈在澳大利亞界的新幾內亞及東洋界。密紋波灰蝶與波灰蝶外型特徵類似，密紋波灰蝶後翅腹面波狀紋列較寬，以致翅腹班紋看起來較密。
- 具雌雄二型性。一年多世代，多出現於荒地、林緣、溪谷、草原等環境，且因部分寄主植物為園藝植物，所以都市環境亦有機會出現。飛行活潑靈活。成蝶常於樹冠上活動，好訪花，雄蝶有溼地吸水習性。
- 寄主植物包括了豆科之金龜樹、金合歡、相思樹、摩鹿加合歡、大葉合歡、蘇利南合歡、雨豆樹等。
References 參考資料
- 臺灣蝴蝶網路圖鑑: 密紋波灰蝶
- 臺灣生命大百科: Prosotas dubiosa asbolodes Hsu & Yen, 2006
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