Family Satyridae Browns or Satyrs
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| Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra fraterna , |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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Low and mid country |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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Female - Common Tiger, Male - Common Crow |
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Common |
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HABITS |
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Do not fly far away, local |
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Family Arecaceae [=Palmae] |
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| Ceylon Palmfly* Elymnias singala , |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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Kandy, Balangoda |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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Common Crow |
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STATUS |
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Rare, Endemic |
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HABITS |
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FEEDING PLANTS |
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Family Arecaceae [=Palmae] |
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| Tamil Treebrown Lethe drypetis , Hewitson |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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Bamboo forests of wet hill country with high rainfall |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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Other Treebrowns |
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STATUS |
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Not Common |
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HABITS |
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FEEDING PLANTS |
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Bamboo [Bata] |
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| Common Treebrown Lethe rohria yoga, |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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Bamboo forests of wet hill country with high rainfall |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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Other Treebrowns |
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STATUS |
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Rare |
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HABITS |
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FEEDING PLANTS |
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Bamboo [Bata] |
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| Common Evening Brown Melanitis lede ismene, Stoll |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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All elevations throughout the year |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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Dark Evening Brown |
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STATUS |
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Very Common |
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HABITS |
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Crepuscular |
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FEEDING PLANTS |
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Family Poaceae |
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| Dark Evening Brown Melanitis phedima tambra |
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DISTRIBUTION |
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All elevations throughout the year |
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SIMILAR SPECIES |
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Common Evening Brown |
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STATUS |
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Very Common |
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HABITS |
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Crepuscular |
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FEEDING PLANTS |
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Family Poaceae |
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Copyright © 2006-2010 - Design, Developement, Photography and Text by Tharanga Aluthwattha
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