Tawny coster

The Tawny coster is a small, leathery winged butterfly, tawny orange above with black spots and a black border along the hindwing. Females are duller with broader black markings and larger spots than males. Both sexes fly with a slow, fluttery wingbeat and rarely stray more than a few metres above the ground.

Caterpillars feed on Passiflora vines in tight groups through most larval stages, and the species keeps to open grassland and scrub, avoiding shaded, dense vegetation across its range in South and Southeast Asia.