Rare butterfly of southern low country of the island. Flight fast and strong. Male often settle on
damp earth. Its larva feeds on leaves of Crateva adansonii (ලුණුවරණ) of the family Capparaceae . Chocolate albatross is a butterfly which appears
irregularly, being almost entirely absent in certain years. According to the Woodhouse (Woodhouse L.G.O. The Butterfly fauna of Pages
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Chocolate Albatross (Appias lyncida taprobana)
Rare butterfly of southern low country of the island. Flight fast and strong. Male often settle on
damp earth. Its larva feeds on leaves of Crateva adansonii (ලුණුවරණ) of the family Capparaceae . Chocolate albatross is a butterfly which appears
irregularly, being almost entirely absent in certain years. According to the Woodhouse (Woodhouse L.G.O. The Butterfly fauna of
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