Sunday, February 17, 2013

Grass Jewel (Freyeria trochilus)


Grass Jewel is one of the smallest butterfly of the island common in grasslands and open areas in lowlands up to about 300 m. Its larva feeds on  Indigofera linnaei (බිං අවරි)Indigofera oblongifoliaIndigofera tinctoria (නිල් අවරි) and probably on Indigofera colutea.
  

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