Monday, August 26, 2013

Chocolate Soldier (Junonia iphita pluviatalis)


Common butterfly found in open jungle areas of all elevations of the island all the year round. It takes part in migrations especially in November to December. Chocolate Soldier often settles on damp earth. Its larva feeds on Strobilanthes diandra (නෙළු)Eranthemum capense, Phaulopsis dorsiflora, Ruellia patula, Ruellia prostrata (නිල් පුරුක්)Dyschoriste nagchana and Barleria prionitis (කටු කරඬු/Yellow Hedge Barleria)

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