Baronet
The Baronet's caterpillars feed on plants in the ebony and dipterocarp families, and the reddish-yellow adult's wings are edged with a fringe that alternates black and white.
| Where | Disturbed forest edges and clearings |
|---|---|
| Size | 50 to 65 mm wingspan |
| When | June to February |
The Baronet is a reddish-yellow nymphalid butterfly with a fringe of black and white scales alternating along the edge of both wings, giving the margin a checkered look at rest.
It favours disturbed patches within forest at low elevation, where caterpillars feed on Diospyros and Shorea trees, and adults are usually seen settled on foliage rather than visiting open flowers.
Traits
Habitat
Woodland
Colour
Orange, Black, White
Active
Day
To people
Usually settles on foliage rather than approaching people; safe to observe up close.
Activity through the year
Often confused with
Upperside is brown with an angled dark discal band edged by white spots, quite different from the reddish-yellow ground colour and black and white fringe of the Baronet, and it is noticeably larger at 68 to 79 mm wingspan against the Baronet's 50 to 65 mm.
Questions
Is the Baronet dangerous to people?
Usually settles on foliage rather than approaching people; safe to observe up close.
When can you see the Baronet?
The Baronet can be seen from June to February, by day.
Plate retouched from a photo by Firos AK, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist Licence
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Last updated 2026-09-27. Every entry is checked against published sources.