Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India

A comprehensive checklist identifies 834 plant species/groups from 88 families as larval host plants for 320 butterfly species in the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot. This includes recent discoveries and a reverse list mapping plant-butterfly associations, underscoring the diverse plant dependencies of endemic butterflies. The study provides an updated resource for understanding plant-butterfly relationships in this ecologically critical region.

Nitin, R., Balakrishnan, V. C., Churi, P. V., Kalesh, S., Prakash, S., & Kunte, K. (2018). Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10(4), 11495. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3104.10.4.11495-11550