Family Hesperiidae Flats, Darters and Skippers
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| Ceylon Ace Halpe homolea ceylonica |
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Mid and hill country wet zone from 500 m - 1500 m. |
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None |
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STATUS |
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Unommon |
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Davidsea attenuata [S - Bata , E - Bamboo, ] |
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| Common Small Flat Sarangesa dasahara albicilia |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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dry, intermediate and wet zones |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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None |
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STATUS |
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Common |
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FEEDING PLANTS |
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Family Acanthaceae |
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| Conjoined Swift Pelopidas conjuncta narooa |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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Wet and intermediate zones up to 900 m. |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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Other Pelopidas |
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STATUS |
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Unommon |
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HABITS |
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FEEDING PLANTS |
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Paddy or Grass |
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| Indian Skipper Spialia galba |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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All elevations throughout the year. Rare above 1500 m. |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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None |
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Common |
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HABITS |
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FEEDING PLANTS |
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Sida rhomibfolia [Kotikan bevila] |
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More pics>> - WINGS OPEN ....FEMALE.... LAVA.....PUPA |
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| Water Snow Flat Tagiades litigiosa ceylonica |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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Wet zone up to mid hills |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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None but in flight quite similar to that of White four-ring (Ypthima ceylanica) |
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STATUS |
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Uncommon |
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HABITS |
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Migratory species |
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FEEDING PLANTS |
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Smilax zeylanica [Heen Kabarasa], various plants of Family Dioscoreaceae |
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