Family Nymphalidae Brush-footed butterflies
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| Common Sailor Neptis hylas varmona |
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All elevations of the island throughout the island |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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Chestnut Streaked Sailor |
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STATUS |
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Very common |
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HABITS |
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Gliding flight |
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HOST PLANTS |
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Family Fabacea, Family Malvaceae |
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| Chestnut Streaked Sailor Neptis jumbah nalanda |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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Low and mid country |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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Common Sailor |
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STATUS |
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Common |
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HABITS |
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Migratory species |
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HOST PLANTS |
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Family Rhamanaceae, Family Malvaceae |
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| Common Lascar Pantoporia hordonia sinuata |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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150m to 1200m of elevation |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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None in Sri Lanka |
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STATUS |
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Common |
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HABITS |
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HOST PLANTS |
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Acacia spp., Albizia spp. |
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| Commander Moduza procris calidasa |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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Sea level to 1500m |
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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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HABITS |
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HOST PLANTS |
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Mussaenda frondosa [Mussenda] |
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| Clipper Parthenos sylvia cyaneus |
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Higher elevations and wet zone forests, throughout the year. |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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None |
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STATUS |
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Rare |
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HABITS |
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Gliding flight |
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HOST PLANTS |
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Adenia hondala [Pothu-hondala] |
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Copyright © 2006-2010 - Design, Development, Photography and Text by Tharanga Aluthwattha
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