Celaenorrhinus leucocera

The butterfly has a wingspan of 45 to 55 mm. It is dark brown above. The forewing has a band of more or less connected discal spots, which are white and semi-transparent. Of this band, two spots, i.e. the one in end cell, and that at 2; are rectangular and connected to more or less degree. The butterfly also has small white spots in the apex of the forewing. The hindwing has a few obscure, opaque yellow spots. The hindwing margins are chequered black and white. The male has plain white antenna shafts, while the female has plain brown shafts with white clubs. It is a very variable species. Detailed description Edward Yerbury Watson (1891) gives a detailed description, shown below: ==Distribution and habitat==

This butterfly is found in Myanmar, Thailand, western China, Malaysia and the Indonesian archipelago (Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali). - is present. It ranges from South India through Maharashtra to Bengal, and along the Himalayas from Kashmir to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh (Mishmi Hills); and also the Andaman Islands. It flies from plains level to in the Himalayas. The type locality of this species is the Himalayas. ==Ecology and life cycle==

The common spotted flat flies in the wet jungles of the peninsula and the Himalayas. ==Status==

It is common. It is the commonest of all Celaenorrhinus species occurring in India. ==Gallery==

File:Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera) 01 LHP (2015.12.12).jpg|Host plant: Eranthemum roseum File:Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera) 01 Egg.jpg|Egg File:Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera) 03 Larva (2015.12.12).jpg|Larva File:Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera) 10 Pupa (2016.01.04).jpg|Pupa File:Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera) 14 Butterfly (2016.01.08).jpg|Imago (dorsal view) File:Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera) 16 Butterfly (2016.01.08).jpg|Imago (ventral view) ==Cited references==