Plain Nawab Caterpillar Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/plain-nawab-caterpillar Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Tue, 05 Jan 2021 03:36:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Plain Nawab https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/caterpillar/plain-nawab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plain-nawab https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/caterpillar/plain-nawab#respond Sat, 05 Dec 2020 12:05:55 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=1825 Polyura hebe, the plain nawab, is a butterfly belonging to the brush-footed butterflies family. Wikipedia The caterpillar of the Plain Nawab feeds on the Leguminosae Adenanthera pavonina (commonly known as the Red Saga). Females of this species have also been observed ovipositing on the young Petai (Parkia speciosa) plant, and Albizzia (Falcataria moluccana) both of which appear to […]

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The caterpillar of the Plain Nawab feeds on the Leguminosae Adenanthera pavonina (commonly known as the Red Saga). Females of this species have also been observed ovipositing on the young Petai (Parkia speciosa) plant, and Albizzia (Falcataria moluccana) both of which appear to be an alternative host plants. Butterfly Cycle

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