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Sunday, July 4, 2010
Lime Butterfly( Papilio demoleus)
Common butterfly of all over the island below 1500ft throughout the year. It occasionally joins with migratory flight in great numbers and may then be seen at higher elevations. Larva feed on various plants of
Rutaceae
family (
Limonia acidissima(
දිවුල්
/Woodapple)
,
Citrus auruntifolia (දෙහි/Lime)
, Citrus limon,
Citrus sinensis,
Chloroxylon swietenia,
Atalantia ceylanica [
වල් දෙහි/යකිනාරන්/යක් දෙහි
]
,
Aegle marmelos [
බෙලි
],
Ruta chalepensis,
Glycosmis pentaphylla [
දොඩම් පනා
]
,
Euodia suaveolens and
Pamburus missionis
[
පඹුරු]
) and
Cullen corylifolium of
Fabaceae
family.
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