Bug FAQCommon Baron
Euthalia aconthea · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae
Also called: The Baron
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Males are brown with a hint of olive, females are a paler brown. Wingspan ranges from about 68 to 79 mm (2.7 to 3.1 in). It flies low with a stiff flap-glide style, defending a small territory.
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How to recognize it
Males are brown with slight olive traces. Females look similar but are a paler shade.
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Is it a pest in the house?
The green pupa on mango is sometimes treated as a minor pest.
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Where it lives
It flies with a stiff flap-glide pattern. It stays low to the ground and holds a small territory.
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What it eats
Caterpillars feed on cashew (Anacardium occidentale), Scurrula vines and mango (Mangifera indica).
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Life cycle
The pupa is green, quadrangular and often found on mango trees.
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When you see it
Recorded throughout peninsular India (except deserts and high Himalayas), Assam, Burma, Tenasserim, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.
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Lookalikes
Race *vasanta* occurs in Sri Lanka. Race *acontius* occurs in the Andaman Islands.
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Questions people ask
Does the common baron damage crops?
Its larvae can feed on mango leaves and fruit, making it a minor pest of mango trees.
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Same family (Nymphalidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthalia_aconthea
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