Thursday, August 22, 2013

Purple Leafblue (Amblypodia anita)


Rather rare butterfly occurring from sea level up to about 300m, particularly in the dry zone. Males settle on wet patches on the roads, or on carrion to absorb minerals. Larva feeds on Olax scandensOlax imbricata and probably on Olax zeylanica.  

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