Family Nymphalidae Brush-footed butterflies
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| Peacock Pansy Junonia almana |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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Up to midhills |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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STATUS |
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Common |
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Osbeckia octandra [S - Heen bowitiya] |
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| Grey Pansy Junonia atlites |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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Elevations below 1000m, preffer wet lowland, rarer at higher elevations |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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None |
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STATUS |
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Uncommon |
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FEEDING PLANTS |
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Family Acanthaceae |
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| Chocolate Pancy / Chocolat Soldier Junonia iphita pluviatalis |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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All elevations throughout the year |
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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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Dipteracanthus prostratus [Nil Puruk - S] |
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| Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias vaisya |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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All the elevations, Abundant in low country |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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STATUS |
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Very common |
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HABITS |
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FEEDING PLANTS |
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Family Acanthaceae |
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| Blue Pansy Junonia orithya patenas |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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All elevations but plentiful from 500 m - 1500 m |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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None |
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STATUS |
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Uncommon |
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HABITS |
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FEEDING PLANTS |
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Justica procumbens [Mayani - S] |
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Copyright © 2006-2010 - Design, Development, Photography and Text by Tharanga Aluthwattha
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