Monday, May 23, 2011

Gladeye Bushbrown(Nissanga patnia patnia)

Very common butterfly of southern part of the country, being less common in northern areas. Its larva feeds on Ischaemum timorense, Cyrtococcum trigonum and Isachne globosa(බටදැල්ල) of the family Poaceae.

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2 comments:

  1. Amila SalgadoMay 25, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    Neat capture. I have had just a single sight record in my garden.

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  2. BushanaMay 25, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Thanks!!!
    Anyway It is not such a rare butterfly?
    I have had several encounteres not always in jungles but roadside vegetations and home gardens too.

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