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Sunday, December 31, 2023
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Bastilla joviana
Location - Polgasowita
Wingspan - 50 mm
References -
Friday, December 29, 2023
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Lamprosema tampiusalis
Location - Bamunakotuwa (Kurunegala District)
References -
- Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318437-Lamprosema-tampiusalis
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Mung Bean Moth (Maruca vitrata)
Location - Bambarakanda
References -
- Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/122668-Maruca-vitrata
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Achaea serva
Location - Polgasowita
Wingspan - Males: 70 - 82 mm , Females: 62 - 80
References -
- Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/244053-Achaea-serva
Monday, December 25, 2023
Hydrillodes lentalis
Location - Bambarakanda
length of the forewings - 24–30 mm
Reference - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/244668-Hydrillodes-lentalis
Sunday, December 24, 2023
Cispia punctifascia
Location - Ekgal Aru
References -
Saturday, December 23, 2023
ශ්රී ලංකා බටගොයා/පිට දම් බටගොයා (Treron pompadora)
Friday, December 22, 2023
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Ardisia gardneri
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Monday, December 18, 2023
Common Owl Moth (Erebus macrops)
Location - Polgasowita
Wingspan - 134 - 160 mm
References -
- Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121840-Erebus-macrops
Sunday, December 17, 2023
ගොළු කිරළා (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Lamprosema commixta
Location - Bambarakanda
- Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/125246-Lamprosema-commixta
Friday, December 15, 2023
ළයබොර මැසිමාරා/ළයදුඹුරු මැසිමාරා (Muscicapa muttui)
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Berta chrysolineata
Location - Makandawa Forest - Kitulgala
Wingspan - 20 -26 mm
References -
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Raspberry Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta signatalis)
Location - Samanala Wewa
Wingspan - 18 - 22 mm
Reference - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/135260-Pyrausta-signatalis
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Marbled White Moth (Nyctemera coleta)
Location - Meethirigala Forest
References -
- Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/202268-Nyctemera-coleta
Monday, December 11, 2023
Thyas honesta
Location - Polgasowita
Wingspan - 84 - 104 mm
References -
- Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/333587-Thyas-honesta
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Metoeca foedalis
Location - Kotte
Wingspan - 15 mm
References -
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Sandalwood Defoliator (Amata passalis)
Location - Talangama
References -
Friday, December 8, 2023
Pindara illibata
Location - Indikada Mookalana
Wingspan - 72 mm
Reference - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/340847-Pindara-illibata
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Parallelia calefaciens
Location - Indikada Mookalana
Reference -
- Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
White Tangle (Callopistria maillardi)
- Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/387022-Callopistria-maillardi
Monday, December 4, 2023
Platyja umminia
Location - Indikada Mookalana
Reference - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/551758-Platyja-umminia
Wingspan - 48-60 mm
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Eupterote geminata
Common insect distributed throughout the island. Larva feeds on Trema orientale, Macaranga peltata, Careya arborea, Ziziphus oenopolia, and Mikania cordata.
Wingspan - 5.5 cm
Location - Ekgal Aru
References -
- Jayawardana, N.C. (2020) A Handbook to the Moths of Sri Lanka Vol. 01