Pantoporia hordonia hordonia (Common Lascar)

The Common Lascar is by no means common in Singapore, as its name suggests.  It is seldom encountered, except in dense forest, and prefers to fly singly.  The undersides of this species is quite different from the other look-alikes, being heavily striated.  The wings of the Common Lascar also appear more squarish and angular. The caterpillar host plant is reported to be Acacia and Albizzia, where the caterpillar feeds on the withered leaves of these two species of Leguminosae.  It is believed that there are other species of host plants as well.  The butterfly glides in the usual "Lascar" fashion, and in the field, it is quite difficult to distinguish from the other three known extant species which appear rather similar to the Common Lascar.

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