Blaise, Vitex is very unlikely to be the larval host plant of the Common Wanderer (Pareronia hippia). There should have been the proper host plant (Capparis) somewhere around. Sometimes caterpillars walk quite far before they settle for pupation.
With best wishes, Krushnamegh. ------------------------------------------------- Krushnamegh Kunte, PhD Post-doctoral Research Fellow FAS Center for Systems Biology Harvard University 52 Oxford St., Northwest Lab Room 458.40-3 Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Ph: (617) 496-0078, Cell: (512) 577-1370, Fax: (617) 495-2196 Email: [email protected] Website: http://biodiversitylab.org/ Indian Foundation for Butterflies: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/ IFB email: [email protected] ________________________________ From: Blaise Pareira <[email protected]> Reply-To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:06:56 -0400 To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] New Larval food plant of Common Wanderer - Vitex negundo (NIRGUNDI) ??? Blaise Hi All, Treking at Asawa Fort, found 3nos pupa of Common Wanderer on a Vitex negundo branch, which was five feet of the ground.... There was no Capparis around.... Question - Is Vitex negundo a known larval food plant of Common Wanderer... or is this a new record... ??? :-) Attached pls find pics..... Blaise -- Enjoy
